Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (1-2) welcome the Denver Nuggets (0-2) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Nuggets faced the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 109-104 in their last contest. Denver ended the game having earned a 40.2% FG percentage (35 out of 87) and buried 14 out of their 35 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 20 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 38 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 21 assists and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 21 attempts. They also buried 12 of 33 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 24 and the Clippers recorded 20 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins and also snagged 9 boards. He walked away with 41 points on 14 of 26 shooting.

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Denver comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is pulling in 47.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 49 assists on the season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 28.8% from downtown (21 of 73) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 95.5 pts per contest (30th in the league) on 37.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 53 relinquished this year. The Nuggets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (83 of 183) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 29.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (105.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 112-101 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Raptors collected 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the contest. They also turned it over 26 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Timberwolves were called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They were able to bury 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. When talking about shots from distance, Toronto converted 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). In all, the Raptors finished shooting 41 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. The Raptors permitted the Timberwolves to make 39 of their 83 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.0% for this game. They wrapped up this game 37.8% from 3-point land by going 14 of 37 and ended up shooting 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed Minnesota to pull down 46 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Gradey Dick ended up being important for the Raptors for the game. Dick had 25 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for this game. He made 9 out of 16 in this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 1-2 so far this season. The Raptors are committing 26.7 fouls per contest and they go 79.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per contest (13th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 22.0 times per game. Toronto has scored 322 pts on the campaign (107.3 per contest) and they collect 46.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks 17th in the league.

The Toronto defense surrenders 38.5% from downtown (37 of 96) and their opponents are connecting on 76.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.7 assists and 35.0 boards per contest, which is 16th and 1st in the league. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 118.3. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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