Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (6-15) will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (9-12) on Tuesday.

The Pacers took the court against the Grizzlies and took a loss by a final of 136-121 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 22 and the Grizzlies accounted for 22 personal fouls. They made 16 out of their 46 attempts from 3-point land. Memphis finished the game at 81.5% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of 27 attempts. Moreover, Memphis pulled down 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Memphis totaled 36 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Indiana allowed 52.7% from the field on 49 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pacers buried 21 of 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. Indiana finished the game with a 47.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 90) and knocked down 14 of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bennedict Mathurin is someone who was important in this game. He totaled 19 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also collected 9 boards. Mathurin finished the game at 38.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Indiana will enter this game with a record of 9-12 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is collecting 40.2 boards per contest and has tallied 580 assists on the year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are hitting 37.0% on three-point attempts (260 of 702) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 114.7 points per outing (10th in the league) while going 48.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pacers have forced 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 554 surrendered for the year. The Pacers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% (908 of 1,871) and they relinquish 43.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 27th in the league in opponents PPG (119.0).

In their last game, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 119-116 when they played the Heat. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Toronto permitted Miami to grab 45 in total (12 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from distance by connecting on 15 out of 40 and finished the game at 23 out of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). The Raptors permitted the Heat to make 39 of their 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.4%. In relation to 3-pointers, Toronto made 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. The Heat committed 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Raptors corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game.

RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors in this contest. Barrett earned 37 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 15 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 7 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 6-15 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which is 12th in basketball. Toronto has 2,368 points on the season (112.8 per contest) and they collect 46.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.3 times per contest. The Raptors have committed 22.7 fouls every game and they connect on 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.8. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (12th in the league). The Toronto defense concedes 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (276 of 799) and opponents are converting on 78.5% of their foul shots. They allow 26.1 dimes and 42.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 16th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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