Toronto Raptors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Toronto Raptors (1-4) are en route to Ball Arena on Monday where they will play the Denver Nuggets (2-2).

The Raptors faced the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 138-133 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Raptors ended up with 21 while the Hornets accounted for 25 fouls. They made 20 of their 45 shots from 3-point land. Charlotte finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 25 shots. Additionally, Charlotte grabbed 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Charlotte earned 23 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 52.1% from the field on 49 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 20 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Toronto walked away from the game with a 57.1% field goal percentage (52 out of 91) and converted 9 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

RJ Barrett is a guy who came through in this matchup. He racked up 31 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. Barrett shot 55.6% from the field and also dished out 8 dimes.

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Toronto will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-4 on the season. They average 116.0 points per contest (10th in the NBA) on 47.1% from the floor. The Raptors are hitting 32.2% on 3-pointers (47 of 146) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is collecting 46.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 146 dimes this season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 19.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 26.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Raptors are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 22.8 personal fouls. They rank 27th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 137 surrendered for the season. The Raptors defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (215 of 436) and they concede 39.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 41.0% on 3-pointers while they are 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (124.0).

In their last game, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 144-139 against the Nets. The Nuggets snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 24 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Nets were called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 47 shots. They were able to convert 39 of those for a rate of 83.0%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Denver knocked down 13 of their 27 tries (48.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets went 46 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7%. The Nuggets allowed the Nets to convert 49 out of 96 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% in the matchup. They finished 38.5% from downtown by hitting 20 of 52 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). Regarding how they rebounded, Denver allowed Brooklyn to collect 41 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in this contest. He converted 9 of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and earned 18 rebounds. Jokic racked up 29 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accounted for 16 dimes for the game.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 2-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in the league. Denver has 462 pts on the year (115.5 per contest) and they grab 47.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.3 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Nuggets have committed 19.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense concedes 32.1% from downtown (50 of 156) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 30.0 assists and 47.0 boards every game, which ranks them 30th and 23rd in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 118.8. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (21st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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