Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (2-10) will go up against the Indiana Pacers (5-6) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Pacers took the court against the Magic and took a loss by a final of 94-90 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 38.1% FG percentage (32 of 84) and made 10 of their 30 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Pacers converted 16 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 41 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 assists in this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 34 of 85 shooting. Orlando recorded 26 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Additionally, Orlando snagged 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Orlando walked away from this one shooting 86.7% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 15 attempts. They also knocked down 13 of 38 attempts from long range. Regarding fouls, the Pacers walked away with 19 and the Magic recorded 19 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is a player who came through for the game. Siakam finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He played 39 minutes and totaled 7 boards. He was able to score 25 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Indiana steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 5-6 this year. They average 113.8 points per game (14th in the league) while shooting 48.5% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 37.1% on 3-pointers (134 of 361) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 40.1 rebounds per game and has earned 305 assists for the year, which ranks 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 260 conceded for the year. The Pacers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (462 of 992) and they surrender 45.5 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 23rd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 99-85 when they played the Bucks. The Raptors were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 22 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Bucks committed 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Toronto made 9 out of 25 tries (36.0%). Overall, the Raptors went 30 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.9%. The Raptors allowed the Bucks to make 38 of their 94 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4% in the game. They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc via 16 out of 56 and ended up shooting 7 out of 12 from the charity stripe (58.3%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted Milwaukee to get 47 in all (12 offensive).

Gradey Dick ended up having an impact for the Raptors in the game. Dick earned 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 35.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 2-10 so far this year. The Raptors are responsible for committing 24.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.9 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.8 times per game. Toronto has 1,353 pts this season (112.8 per contest) and they pull in 44.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in the league.

The Toronto defense surrenders 34.7% from downtown (145 of 418) and their opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.3 assists and 42.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 19th and 9th in the NBA. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.8. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (24th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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