Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN

The Washington Wizards (23-22) will compete against the Toronto Raptors (21-21) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Raptors faced off with the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-98 in their last game. Toronto walked away from the game having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (35 out of 91) and made 8 out of their 32 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Raptors converted 20 of 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 0 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Regarding the defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 48.7% from the floor on 37 of 76 shooting. Dallas recorded 45 assists and had 23 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Dallas grabbed 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 1 block. Dallas shot 95.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 20 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Raptors finished with 21 while the Mavericks racked up 16 fouls.

OG Anunoby is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He scored 19 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. Anunoby finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Toronto will take the court with a mark of 21-21 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 106.8 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while hitting 43.5% from the floor. The Raptors are hitting 34.0% on three-point attempts (498 of 1,463) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is grabbing 45.1 rebounds per contest and has 910 assists on the season, which has them ranked 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Raptors are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on shots from downtown while they are 9th in the league in PPG allowed (106.0). The Raptors are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (1,595 of 3,504) and they concede 44.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,001 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 119-118 when they played the Nets. The Wizards snagged 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Nets were called for 12 fouls for the contest which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 32 tries. They were able to make 26 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wizards shot 41 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. The Wizards allowed the Nets to knock down 47 out of their 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 32.0% from 3-point land by hitting 8 out of 25 and ended up going 17 of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Washington allowed Brooklyn to snag 29 overall (7 offensive).

Bradley Beal ended up being a factor for the Wizards in the game. He made 7 out of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Beal tallied 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 9 dimes for the matchup.

Washington has a record of 23-22 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which is 5th in the league. Washington has accumulated 4,872 pts on the season (108.3 per contest) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. The Wizards commit 19.1 fouls every game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 20th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (18th in basketball). The Washington defense allows 34.4% on 3-point shots (480 of 1,396) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 22.8 dimes and 44.4 boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 15th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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