Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (1-4) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

The Lakers faced the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 134-110 in their last game. Los Angeles finished having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (38 out of 77) and converted 6 of their 28 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 28 of 33 tries for a percentage of 84.8%. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles allowed 57.7% from the floor on 56 out of 97 shooting. Cleveland doled out 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Cleveland ended up going 62.5% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 8 attempts. They knocked down 17 of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Lakers walked away with 25 and the Cavaliers recorded 21 fouls.

LeBron James is someone who was a major factor for the game. He scored 26 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also collected 6 boards. James finished the game at 69.2% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-2 for the season. They are averaging 115.8 points per outing (11th in basketball) while shooting 47.8% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 35.1% on 3-point shots (53 of 151) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 42.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 133 dimes on the campaign, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 23.0 fouls. They give up 36.7% on three-point shots while they are 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (117.8). The Lakers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.7% (218 of 439) and they relinquish 39.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 142 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-133 when they faced the Hornets. The Raptors collected 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets earned 25 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. In reference to shots from downtown, Toronto converted 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). Overall, the Raptors ended up going 52 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 57.1%. The Raptors permitted the Hornets to make 49 of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.1% in the matchup. They went 44.4% from distance by connecting on 20 out of 45 and finished the game at 20 out of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Toronto permitted Charlotte to snag 47 in total (12 on the offensive side).

RJ Barrett pitched in for the Raptors in this game. Barrett scored 31 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 8 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 18 in the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 1-4 on the season. As an offensive team, the Raptors are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the NBA. Toronto has totaled 580 points so far this season (116.0 per contest) and they grab 46.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 29.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 19.0 times per contest. The Raptors commit 26.4 fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 124.0. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (29th in basketball). The Toronto defense allows 41.0% on three-point shots (66 of 161) and their opponents are making 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.4 assists and 39.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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