New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, December 9, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (7-16) will compete against the New York Knicks (14-8) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Knicks took the court against the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 125-101 in their last contest. New York finished the game having earned a 53.9% field goal percentage (41 out of 76) and buried 18 out of their 33 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 25 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 43 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 29 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to defending, New York allowed 44.9% from the floor on 40 of 89 shooting. Charlotte recorded 27 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Charlotte pulled down 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Charlotte finished the game at 60.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 10 attempts. They also knocked down 15 of their 39 tries from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 13 and the Hornets accounted for 22 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a guy who played a role in this contest. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He played 39 minutes played and also snagged 16 boards. Towns finished 60.0% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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New York will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-8 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling in 42.6 boards per game and has accumulated 615 assists on the season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are connecting on 40.1% on shots from distance (319 of 795) and 83.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.3 points per game (6th in the league) while connecting on 49.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Knicks have forced 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They give up 36.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 9th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.7). The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (891 of 1,917) and they relinquish 39.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in giving up assists with 564 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 129-92 when they played the Thunder. In regard to rebounding, Toronto allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 55 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They went 36.2% from downtown by going 17 out of 47 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Raptors permitted the Thunder to bury 49 of their 102 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 32 for 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Toronto buried 11 out of their 45 attempts (24.4%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.0%. The Thunder committed 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Raptors earned 39 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 51 for this contest.

RJ Barrett ended up being a factor for the Raptors in this contest. Barrett tallied 17 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 16 for the game giving him a rate of 31.3%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 7-16 so far this season. The Raptors commit 22.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.4 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 16.7 times per contest. Toronto has scored 2,582 points on the season (112.3 per game) and they grab 46.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 25th in basketball in points given up per game with 117.0. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (9th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 34.8% on 3-point attempts (305 of 876) and their opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.0 assists and 42.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 17th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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