Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors welcome the Indiana Pacers at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

The Pacers played the Hornets and took a loss by a final of 115-109 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers walked away with 26 and the Hornets finished the game with 22 fouls. They also converted 10 of 31 tries from 3-point range. Charlotte ended up going 71.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 32 attempts. Additionally, Charlotte collected 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Charlotte earned 26 assists and had 12 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 27 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 48 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 26 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (37 out of 82) and made 9 of 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Buddy Hield is one player who played a role in the matchup. Hield ended up going 38.9% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a mark of 32-40 for the year. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 41.6 rebounds per game and has 1,927 dimes for the year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are hitting 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (995 of 2,728) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.8 pts per game (12th in basketball) while going 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are ranked 29th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,893 relinquished on the season. The Pacers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (3,074 of 6,393) and they concede 45.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 37.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.3).

When they last played, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 118-111 against the Bucks. The Raptors collected 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Bucks were called for 13 fouls for the game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Toronto knocked down 14 out of their 34 tries (41.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 44 out of 99 from the field which had them sitting at 44.4%. The Raptors allowed the Bucks to make 43 out of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4% for the game. They shot 35.6% from distance by going 16 of 45 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). In reference to attacking the glass, Toronto allowed Milwaukee to pull down 45 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Fred VanVleet ended up having an impact for the Raptors for this game. VanVleet racked up 23 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 11 dimes for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in this game for a rate of 42.9%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 35-37 on the year. The Raptors are committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.6 times per game (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Toronto has earned 8,128 points for the campaign (112.9 per game) and they collect 42.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the league.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 112.1. They are able to force 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (28th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 37.5% on shots from distance (881 of 2,352) and their opposition knocks down 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.2 dimes and 42.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 25th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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