Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is where the Los Angeles Clippers (4-4) will meet the Toronto Raptors (2-7) on Saturday.

The Raptors took the court against the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-107 in their last contest. Toronto wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (43 of 88) and knocked down 10 of 34 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Raptors made 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 dimes in this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 42 of 90 shooting. Sacramento earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 1 block. Sacramento ended up shooting 87.5% from the free throw line by making 28 of their 32 tries. They also made 10 of 35 attempts from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 23 while the Kings recorded 13 personal fouls.

RJ Barrett is a guy who came through in this matchup. Barrett finished the game shooting 47.4% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He totaled 23 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this matchup with a mark of 2-7 on the season. They currently have an average of 118.0 points per outing (8th in the league) while shooting 47.5% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (97 of 291) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 44.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 275 assists for the campaign, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 16.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 26.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (124.7). The Raptors are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.4% (386 of 797) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 28th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 242 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 110-9 against the 76ers. Concerning team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Philadelphia to get 32 in all (10 offensive). They shot 28.0% from 3-point land by going 7 of 25 and ended up going 11 of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). The Clippers permitted the 76ers to convert 40 out of 73 tries from the field which left them shooting 54.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers finished the game shooting 41 for 72 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Los Angeles made 12 out of 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. The 76ers had 22 fouls for the contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Clippers snagged 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this contest.

Norman Powell ended up having an impact for the Clippers for this contest. Powell tallied 26 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the game. He made 8 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 4-4 for the year. The Clippers are committing 21.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has tallied 873 pts for the year (109.1 per contest) and they pull down 45.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Clippers are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in basketball.

The Clippers are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.8. They are able to force 15.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 37.2% from downtown (109 of 293) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their foul shots. They allow 22.3 dimes and 41.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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