Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (25-53) will try to beat the Indiana Pacers (45-34) on Tuesday.

The Pacers faced off with the Heat and took home the win by a score of 117-115 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 24 while the Heat recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Miami went 90.6% when shooting free throws by converting 29 of 32 attempts. Additionally, Miami totaled 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Miami dished out 21 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed 46.4% from the floor on 39 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 37 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 20 of 21 attempts for a rate of 95.2%. Indiana finished having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (44 out of 86) and made 9 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

T.J. McConnell is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He finished with 22 points on 11 out of 14 shooting. He played for 27 minutes played but wasn't able to snag any boards. McConnell went 78.6% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Indiana comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 45-34 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 21.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 39.3 boards per contest and has racked up 2,411 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Pacers are shooting 37.4% from downtown (1,038 of 2,778) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 122.7 points per outing (1st in the league) while going 50.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Pacers are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-pointers while they are 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.2). The Pacers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.7% (3,517 of 7,083) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,946 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 130-122 against the Wizards. The Raptors were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Wizards had 25 personal fouls in this game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Toronto buried 11 of 31 attempts (35.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Raptors finished 49 for 96 from the field which had them at 51.0%. The Raptors permitted the Wizards to knock down 42 of 89 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% for this game. They went 40.0% from distance by connecting on 16 out of 40 and ended up shooting 22 out of 30 at the charity stripe (73.3%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Washington to grab 43 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Immanuel Quickley ended up having an impact for the Raptors for this contest. Quickley accumulated 31 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 13 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 25-53 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Toronto has scored 8,782 pts this year (112.6 per game) and they average 39.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 28.8 times per game (5th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Raptors have committed 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense gives up 37.8% on three-point shots (1,067 of 2,821) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 28.5 assists and 42.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 28th and 24th in basketball. The Raptors are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.6. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (23rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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