Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (-2)

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors will meet the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Denver opens this matchup as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 228.

The Nuggets faced the Nets and took a loss by a score of 122-120 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 19 while the Nets accounted for 21 fouls. They knocked down 17 of 44 tries from distance. Brooklyn finished shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn collected 28 boards (4 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Brooklyn doled out 32 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 42 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 27 dimes in this matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 49 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 18 of 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Denver ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (45 of 90) and knocked down 12 of 31 3-point shots.

Nikola Jokic is one player who played a role for the matchup. Jokic finished shooting 60.9% from the floor and also totaled 11 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also grabbed 20 rebounds. He finished with 35 points on 14 out of 23 shooting.

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Denver enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 46-22 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Denver is pulling in 43.1 rebounds per game and has 1,988 dimes on the year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (830 of 2,134) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.9 points per game (7th in basketball) while going 50.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nuggets have forced 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,764 conceded so far this year. The Nuggets defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.0% (2,844 of 5,920) and they relinquish 40.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 13th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (113.0).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 122-112 against the Lakers. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Los Angeles to collect 35 in total (5 offensive). They shot 43.3% from downtown by going 13 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 19 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Raptors allowed the Lakers to convert 45 of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.3% for this game. Overall, the Raptors ended up shooting 46 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Toronto knocked down 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.9%. The Lakers were called for 10 fouls in the game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 14 steals for this contest. The Raptors earned 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest.

Scottie Barnes pitched in for the Raptors in this game. Barnes totaled 32 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in this game. He converted 13 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 68.4%, and had 9 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 32-36 so far this season. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.5 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 7,642 pts for the season (112.4 per game) and they grab 42.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 28th in the league.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 7th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.2. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (28th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (841 of 2,228) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.2 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 26th and 10th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver (-2)

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