New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, December 1, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The New York Knicks (10-7) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (9-10).

The Knicks faced the Hornets and notched a win by a score of 115-91 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Knicks walked away with 12 and the Hornets recorded 14 fouls. They also made 13 out of their 31 shots from downtown. Charlotte finished the game at 57.1% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 7 attempts. On top of that, Charlotte collected 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Charlotte doled out 21 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 41.6% from the floor on 37 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 54 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks made 18 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. New York wrapped up the game with a 46.6% field goal percentage (41 of 88) and converted 15 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Julius Randle is one guy who played a role in this game. He ended up with 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 34 mins and pulled down 20 boards. Randle finished the contest at 53.3% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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New York comes into this one with a record of 10-7 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is snagging 47.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 383 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 37.3% on shots from distance (228 of 612) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 110.0 pts per contest (26th in the NBA) while shooting 44.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Knicks have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 conceded so far this year. The Knicks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (658 of 1,421) and they concede 40.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 36.1% on 3-pointers and they are 1st in the league in PPG allowed (105.1).

For their last game, the Raptors got the victory with a final of 112-105 against the Suns. The Raptors were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Suns earned 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Toronto knocked down 10 out of their 27 attempts (37.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Raptors finished the game shooting 42 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. The Raptors allowed the Suns to convert 38 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.4% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 26.9% from three-point range by going 7 of 26 and ended up shooting 22 out of 23 from the charity stripe (95.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Phoenix to snag 47 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors in the game. He converted 7 of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Barnes accumulated 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 9-10 for the campaign. The Raptors commit 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 72.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.9 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 2,118 pts for the campaign (111.5 per contest) and they pull down 45.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 22nd in the league.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.2. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (17th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 36.1% on 3-point attempts (230 of 638) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.4 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 16th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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