Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (7-15) are hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder (16-5) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

The Thunder faced the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 133-106 in their last contest. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest with a 52.0% FG percentage (53 out of 102) and made 17 of their 47 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 10 of their 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 32 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 29 turnovers and getting 18 steals. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 54.3% from the field on 38 out of 70 shooting. Utah earned 21 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Additionally, Utah had 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Utah walked away from this one shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 13 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 23 while the Jazz totaled 14 fouls.

Jalen Williams is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. Williams walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 5 assists. He saw the court for 28 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He totaled 28 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this contest with a record of 16-5 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.9 points per contest (10th in the NBA) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 34.5% on three-point attempts (287 of 831) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 42.8 boards per game and is sitting with 540 assists for the season, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are able to force 19.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 508 relinquished this season. The Thunder defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (761 of 1,785) and they relinquish 48.6 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 2nd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (104.1).

In their last game, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 122-111 against the Pacers. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Indiana to grab 34 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 30 and ended up going 23 out of 28 at the charity stripe (82.1%). The Raptors permitted the Pacers to bury 38 of 84 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 44 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.3%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Toronto buried 13 out of 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.4%. The Pacers were called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also coughed it up 21 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Raptors recorded 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Scottie Barnes pitched in for the Raptors in this contest. He converted 13 of 20 in this matchup for a rate of 65.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. Barnes totaled 35 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 dimes for the contest.

Toronto has a record of 7-15 so far this season. The Raptors are committing 22.8 fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.6 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.5 times per game. Toronto has scored 2,490 points on the season (113.2 per contest) and they pull in 46.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 11th in the league.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 25th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 116.5. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (10th in the league). The Toronto defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (288 of 829) and opponents are making 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.9 dimes and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 16th and 5th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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