New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+2)

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors will go up against the New York Knicks on Sunday. Toronto is 2-point favorites. The total is set at 228.

The Knicks faced the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-124 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 15 and the Hawks totaled 16 personal fouls. They buried 13 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. Atlanta finished the contest at 87.5% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of 16 attempts. Moreover, Atlanta grabbed 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta earned 27 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 56.0% from the field on 56 of 100 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Knicks made 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. New York ended the game with a 59.0% FG percentage (49 out of 83) and converted 13 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Julius Randle is someone who played a role for this contest. He recorded 32 points on 11 out of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Randle ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists.

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New York heads into this contest with a mark of 25-22 for the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, New York is collecting 47.4 boards per game and has 1,051 dimes this year, which has them ranked 27th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are shooting 33.9% on 3-point shots (553 of 1,631) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.3 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,160 relinquished for the season. The Knicks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (1,892 of 4,185) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 34.3% on 3-point shots while they are 8th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.0).

In their last game, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 128-126 when they played the Timberwolves. The Raptors were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They gave up possession 16 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Timberwolves committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 74.1%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Toronto knocked down 14 out of their 28 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors finished 46 out of 87 from the field which had them at 52.9%. The Raptors permitted the Timberwolves to make 45 out of 89 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% for this game. They finished shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 17 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 23 at the charity stripe (91.3%). When discussing how they rebounded, Toronto allowed Minnesota to get 37 in total (8 offensive).

Scottie Barnes ended up having an impact for the Raptors in this game. Barnes had 29 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and added 8 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 20-26 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 29th in basketball. Toronto has scored 5,177 pts for the campaign (112.5 per contest) and they average 42.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.1 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Raptors have committed 20.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense allows 37.0% on 3-point shots (576 of 1,557) and opponents are converting on 79.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.7 assists and 43.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 11th in the NBA. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-2)

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