Toronto Raptors vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: TSN

AT&T Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (25-40) will play the Toronto Raptors (34-30) on Wednesday.

The Raptors took the court against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 104-96 in their last contest. Toronto wrapped up the game with a 39.4% FG percentage (37 of 94) and made 6 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Raptors converted 16 of 26 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists in this contest while creating 7 turnovers and having 13 steals. With respect to defense, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 39 out of 85 shooting. Cleveland earned 58 assists and had 24 steals for this contest. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 43 boards (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Cleveland ended up going 65.2% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 23 attempts. They made 11 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Raptors walked away with 20 and the Cavaliers totaled 17 personal fouls.

Scottie Barnes is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. Barnes went 57.1% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He played 42 mins and collected 12 rebounds. He scored 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Toronto heads into this contest with a record of 34-30 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Toronto is pulling in 44.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,408 assists on the campaign, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Raptors are hitting 35.2% on 3-point shots (769 of 2,187) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 108.3 points per game (20th in basketball) on 44.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Raptors are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,601 relinquished on the campaign. The Raptors are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (2,495 of 5,405) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.3% on 3-point shots and they are 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.3).

When they last played, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 117-110 when they played the Lakers. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio allowed Los Angeles to get 31 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.8% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 23 at the charity stripe (69.6%). The Spurs permitted the Lakers to bury 43 out of their 91 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% in this contest. Overall, the Spurs went 46 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.8%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, San Antonio knocked down 9 out of 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 53.3%. The Lakers were called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Spurs were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 for this game.

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Spurs for the matchup. He made 12 out of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Murray earned 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 8 dimes in this matchup.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 25-40 so far this season. The Spurs are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.2 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. San Antonio has 7,333 points for the year (112.8 per contest) and they snag 45.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 5th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (760 of 2,135) and their opposition makes 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.1 assists and 46.8 boards per game, which is 14th and 25th in basketball. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.9. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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