Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Toronto Raptors (29-23) are hitting the road to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-36).

The Raptors played the Hornets and notched a win by a score of 116-101 in their last contest. Toronto ended the contest having earned a 48.8% field goal percentage (41 of 84) and buried 15 of their 35 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors made 19 of their 29 tries for a rate of 65.5%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 51 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the field on 39 of 95 shooting. Charlotte doled out 38 dimes and had 28 steals for the game. In addition, Charlotte totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Charlotte ended up going 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. They converted 9 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Raptors ended up with 20 and the Hornets accumulated 13 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is a guy who was important for the matchup. Siakam finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He played for 43 mins played and snagged 11 boards. He was able to score 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Toronto will enter this contest with a record of 29-23 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a team they commit 19.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 45.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,154 dimes this season, which ranks 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Raptors are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (647 of 1,817) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.4 points per contest (17th in basketball) while going 44.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Raptors are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,283 conceded on the campaign. The Raptors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,014 of 4,387) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.4% on shots from downtown while they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (106.8).

In their last game, the Thunder took a loss by a final score of 110-98 when they played the Warriors. The Thunder corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the game. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Warriors had 15 fouls for the game which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 11 out of 36 attempts (30.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder finished shooting 37 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 41.1%. The Thunder allowed the Warriors to make 41 out of their 82 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They went 34.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 43 and finished the game at 13 of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). Concerning attacking the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Golden State to collect 34 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Darius Bazley ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the matchup. He made 8 of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Bazley recorded 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 17-36 so far this year. The Thunder are committing 18.2 fouls per contest while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.1 times per game (30th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. Oklahoma City has scored 5,351 pts this year (101.0 per contest) and they pull in 46.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are shooting 41.8% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 34.3% on 3-point shots (702 of 2,044) and their opponents are converting on 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.2 dimes and 48.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 23rd and 30th in the NBA. The Thunder defensively are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 107.5. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (10th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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