Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Washington Wizards (2-6) are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Toronto Raptors (4-5).

The Wizards faced off with the Hornets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-117 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Wizards walked away with 23 and the Hornets had 19 fouls. They also made 6 of their 28 shots from downtown. Charlotte finished the game shooting 64.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 28 tries. On top of that, Charlotte grabbed 67 boards (28 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Charlotte totaled 31 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 50 of 110 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 17 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (43 of 88) and made 14 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Kyle Kuzma is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Kuzma ended up going 41.2% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Washington enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-6 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 228 assists for the season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (105 of 289) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 119.0 points per outing (5th in basketball) while going 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are able to force 17.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 30th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (126.5). The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.8% (382 of 752) and they surrender 50.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 242 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 117-94 when they played the Celtics. When talking about attacking the glass, Toronto allowed Boston to get 46 overall (5 on the offensive side). They shot 34.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). The Raptors permitted the Celtics to convert 47 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 54.7% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors shot 35 for 91 from the floor which had them at 38.5%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Toronto made 10 of 37 attempts (27.0%). They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. The Celtics were called for 14 fouls for the contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Raptors were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest.

Pascal Siakam ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors in this matchup. He buried 6 of 17 for this game giving him a rate of 35.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Siakam tallied 17 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Toronto has a record of 4-5 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which ranks 24th in the league. Toronto has accounted for 971 points on the campaign (107.9 per contest) and they average 45.9 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 27.2 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 109.4. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (10th in the league). The Toronto defense allows 32.7% on 3-point shots (101 of 309) and opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 23.1 dimes and 45.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 5th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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