New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The New York Knicks are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors.

The Knicks faced off with the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 117-114 in their last game. New York walked away from the game with a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and made 10 out of their 31 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks converted 17 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 65.4%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 47 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists for the contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defending, New York allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 41 out of 82 shooting. San Antonio doled out 25 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. On top of that, San Antonio totaled 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 6 rejections. San Antonio finished 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Knicks ended up with 21 and the Spurs finished the game with 24 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a factor in this matchup. Brunson finished the contest at 63.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the court for 40 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He had 38 points on 17 of 27 shooting.

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New York will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 21-18 this year. They are averaging 114.2 points per game (15th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Knicks are connecting on 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (462 of 1,365) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is snagging 47.1 boards per game and has racked up 905 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.1% on 3-pointers while they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (111.4). The Knicks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,566 of 3,456) and they concede 43.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 961 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 104-101 when they played the Bucks. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Milwaukee to grab 73 in total (13 offensive). They finished 33.3% from distance by hitting 13 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 30 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Raptors permitted the Bucks to convert 35 out of 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.8% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 38 out of 116 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.8%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Toronto made 9 of their 46 tries (19.6%). They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Bucks had 24 fouls for the game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Raptors were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest.

Fred VanVleet was important for the Raptors in this game. VanVleet racked up 28 points in his 47 mins on the court and had 12 assists for the contest. He made 8 of 23 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 34.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 16-22 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the NBA. Toronto has totaled 4,222 points on the campaign (111.1 per game) and they average 42.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.7 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Raptors are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.3. They are forcing 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Toronto defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (467 of 1,285) and opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.2 assists and 43.2 boards every game, which is 26th and 11th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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