Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-5)

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (5-6) will take on the Boston Celtics (9-2) on Friday. Toronto opens this game as 5-point dogs. The over/under is 226.

The Celtics took the court against the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 117-107 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 15 while the 76ers accounted for 14 fouls. They converted 11 of their 30 tries from three-point range. Philadelphia finished 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 22 shots. On top of that, Philadelphia grabbed 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Philadelphia earned 18 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 39 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Celtics made 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Boston walked away from the game having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 of 88) and converted 18 out of their 50 shots from distance.

Jayson Tatum is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up with 29 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Tatum ended up going 43.5% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Boston enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-2 for the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is collecting 47.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 275 dimes on the season, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (179 of 486) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 119.4 points per contest (5th in the league) while shooting 47.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (106.0). The Celtics defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (433 of 994) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 254 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 128-112 when they played the Bucks. When discussing attacking the glass, Toronto allowed Milwaukee to get 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 51.3% from 3-point land via 20 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 21 from the charity stripe (95.2%). The Raptors permitted the Bucks to knock down 44 out of their 85 tries from the floor which left them shooting 51.8% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors ended up shooting 38 out of 96 from the floor which had them shooting 39.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Toronto converted 9 of 33 tries (27.3%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.1%. The Bucks earned 25 fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Raptors recorded 29 defensive boards and 26 offensive boards totaling 55 for the game.

Scottie Barnes ended up being a factor for the Raptors for the matchup. He buried 11 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Barnes racked up 29 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and totaled 7 assists in this contest.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 5-6 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in the NBA. Toronto has accumulated 1,194 pts for the year (108.5 per contest) and they pull down 46.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 27.4 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. The Raptors commit 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense allows 35.6% on 3-point shots (133 of 374) and opponents are converting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.1 assists and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 9th and 18th in the NBA. The Raptors defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (15th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-5)

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