Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+2)

The Brooklyn Nets (21-33) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (19-36). Toronto opens this contest as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 230.5.

The Nets took the court against the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 136-86 in their last game. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (31 of 81) and converted 10 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 14 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the field on 52 of 91 shooting. Boston earned 32 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Boston pulled down 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 1 block. Boston finished the game shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 attempts. They converted 22 out of their 45 tries from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Nets ended up with 12 while the Celtics totaled 13 fouls.

Trendon Watford is a guy who was a factor in this contest. Watford finished the game at 71.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played for 26 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Brooklyn will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 21-33 on the year. They average 113.4 points per contest (21st in basketball) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Nets are shooting 36.8% on three-point shots (747 of 2,028) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 44.4 boards per game and has 1,448 dimes on the year, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 16th in the league in points per game from their opponents (115.6). The Nets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,268 of 4,817) and they surrender 44.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,393 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 127-125 when they played the Pacers. The Raptors were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 56 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Pacers earned 20 fouls for the game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to bury 19 of them for a clip of 73.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto knocked down 6 of their 26 tries (23.1%). In all, the Raptors ended up shooting 50 for 98 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. The Raptors allowed the Pacers to knock down 47 of 97 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5% for this game. They finished 41.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 17 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Indiana to snag 39 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors for this game. Barnes recorded 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 8 dimes in this matchup. He made 12 of 22 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 19-36 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the league. Toronto has totaled 6,263 points so far this season (113.9 per game) and they pull down 43.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 29.2 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per game. The Raptors are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense allows 37.8% from downtown (733 of 1,940) and their opponents are making 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.4 assists and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 26th and 17th in the NBA. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 20th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 117.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-2) and under 230.5 points

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