Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (24-17) will try to defeat the Toronto Raptors (16-25) on Saturday.

The Raptors faced the Heat and took home the win by a score of 121-97 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Raptors finished with 14 while the Heat accounted for 13 fouls. They also buried 6 of 28 tries from 3-point range. Miami went 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Miami totaled 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Miami dished out 24 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 34 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 45 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 11 of their 18 shots for a rate of 61.1%. Toronto finished the game with a 51.1% FG percentage (45 of 88) and converted 20 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Gary Trent Jr. is one player who was a major factor in the game. Trent ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played for 31 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Toronto will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-25 this year. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Toronto is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest and has 1,211 dimes on the season, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Raptors are shooting 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (489 of 1,357) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They average 115.1 points per game (16th in the league) while connecting on 48.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Raptors are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 25th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,138 conceded for the season. The Raptors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.4% (1,784 of 3,689) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 38.5% on 3-pointers and they are 18th in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 109-94 when they played the Rockets. When discussing rebounds, New York allowed Houston to collect 38 in total (6 offensive). They went 26.7% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 30 and ended up shooting 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Knicks permitted the Rockets to convert 35 out of 84 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks went 39 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, New York knocked down 13 out of 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. The Rockets committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Knicks were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 51 for this contest.

Julius Randle was important for the Knicks for this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and had 8 rebounds. Randle tallied 31 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists in this game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 24-17 this year. The Knicks are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per game (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. New York has earned 4,713 pts on the season (115.0 per game) and they grab 46.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is 23rd in the NBA.

The New York defense allows 36.4% on 3-point attempts (527 of 1,446) and opponents are making 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.8 assists and 40.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 12th and 2nd in basketball. The Knicks on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.9. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (15th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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