Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-35) are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (23-50).

The 76ers took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-114 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 20 while the Cavaliers accumulated 17 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of their 37 attempts from distance. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 13 shots. On top of that, Cleveland pulled down 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Cleveland earned 34 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 54.9% from the floor on 45 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 42 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the 76ers made 14 of their 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (42 out of 94) and converted 16 of their 40 shots from downtown.

Kyle Lowry is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He had 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Lowry finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Philadelphia steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 39-35 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.1 points per game (16th in the league) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor. The 76ers are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (867 of 2,424) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 42.7 boards per contest and has earned 1,819 dimes so far this season, which ranks 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They concede 35.6% from 3-point land while they are 9th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.1). The 76ers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (3,010 of 6,380) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,942 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 145-101 against the Knicks. The Raptors earned 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this matchup. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Knicks committed 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 92.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Toronto converted 11 out of their 31 tries (35.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Raptors shot 39 out of 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. The Raptors allowed the Knicks to convert 55 of 94 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.5% in this matchup. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by hitting 22 out of 44 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Toronto permitted New York to pull down 42 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Gradey Dick was important for the Raptors for this game. Dick totaled 23 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 10 of 18 in this contest for a rate of 55.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 23-50 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Toronto has tallied 8,219 points on the campaign (112.6 per contest) and they snag 42.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.0 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Raptors have committed 18.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense gives up 37.4% on shots from distance (977 of 2,612) and opponents are making 79.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.3 dimes and 45.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 26th and 26th in the NBA. The Raptors on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.1. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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