Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers (23-13) will play the Toronto Raptors (15-21) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The Raptors played the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 133-118 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 14 while the Warriors accumulated 11 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 46 tries from long range. Golden State ended up shooting 93.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 15 attempts. On top of that, Golden State snagged 43 rebounds (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Golden State dished out 30 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 45.0% from the field on 45 out of 100 shooting. They also dished out 38 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Raptors buried 8 of 14 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. Toronto ended having earned a 58.5% FG percentage (55 of 94) and made 15 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

RJ Barrett is a player who played a role in this contest. Barrett ended up shooting 65.0% from the floor and also totaled 6 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 37 points on 13 of 20 shooting.

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Toronto will play this game with a win-loss mark of 15-21 for the season. They are averaging 115.0 points per outing (17th in the league) while going 48.1% from the field. The Raptors are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (419 of 1,188) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is collecting 44.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,062 assists on the season, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Raptors have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They currently rank 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 992 surrendered this season. The Raptors defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.2% (1,565 of 3,250) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 38.1% from 3-point land and they are 17th in basketball in opponents points per game (115.7).

In their last game, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 138-111 when they played the Suns. The Clippers were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 44 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Suns were called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 15 of their 29 tries (51.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers finished shooting 53 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 62.4%. The Clippers permitted the Suns to convert 38 of 77 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4% for the contest. They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 25 out of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to get 25 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Paul George was important for the Clippers in this contest. George had 25 points in his 31 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 10 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a rate of 52.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 23-13 this year. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per game. Los Angeles has 4,218 points so far this year (117.2 per contest) and they snag 43.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are hitting on 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the league.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 35.4% on 3-pointers (449 of 1,268) and opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.6 assists and 41.5 boards every game, ranking them 11th and 5th in the NBA. The Clippers on defense are ranked 8th in the league in PPG given up with 111.5. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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