Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+3)

The Toronto Raptors (8-9) are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Brooklyn Nets (8-8). Brooklyn is 3-point favorites. The over/under is 230.

The Raptors took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 11 while the Cavaliers totaled 18 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 31 attempts from distance. Cleveland ended up shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of their 6 attempts. On top of that, Cleveland snagged 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Cleveland distributed 29 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 45 out of 97 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 50 with 17 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Raptors made 20 of 29 attempts for a rate of 69.0%. Toronto finished with a 41.6% FG percentage (37 out of 89) and converted 8 out of their 32 3-pointers.

Jakob Poeltl is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also snagged 13 rebounds. Poeltl ended up shooting 88.9% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Toronto will play this game with a mark of 8-9 so far this year. They have an average of 111.9 points per game (21st in the league) while going 46.9% from the field. The Raptors are hitting 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 567) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 45.8 boards per contest and has totaled 478 assists on the season, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 432 surrendered on the campaign. The Raptors are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (719 of 1,518) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are 12th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets went home victorious with a score of 118-109 against the Bulls. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn permitted Chicago to get 40 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 of 32 and finished the contest at 17 of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). The Nets permitted the Bulls to bury 40 of 83 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.2% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Nets finished 41 out of 83 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.4%. In relation to three-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 25 out of 53 tries (47.2%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. The Bulls committed 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Nets recorded 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game.

Spencer Dinwiddie ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Dinwiddie recorded 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes for this game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 8-8 on the season. As an offensive team, the Nets are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 12th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accounted for 1,845 points on the year (115.3 per contest) and they snag 46.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.1 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Nets are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nets are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 114.6. They have forced 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (7th in the league). The Brooklyn defense surrenders 35.0% on 3-point shots (220 of 629) and their opponents are connecting on 83.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 24.4 assists and 43.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 6th and 17th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-3)

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