Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (17-10) will play the Toronto Raptors (7-21) at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 101-94 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 29 and the Nets had 21 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn shot 83.9% at the free throw line by burying 26 of 31 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn snagged 53 rebounds (15 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Brooklyn earned 18 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Toronto allowed 40.2% from the field on 33 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Raptors made 11 of their 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. Toronto finished the contest with a 39.5% field goal percentage (34 of 86) and converted 15 out of their 44 shots from downtown.

Ochai Agbaji is one player who was a major contributor for this game. Agbaji finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 36 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this contest with a mark of 7-21 this year. They are averaging 111.7 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Raptors are shooting 34.1% on three-point shots (316 of 926) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 45.6 boards per contest and has tallied 797 dimes on the year, which is 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Raptors have forced 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (116.7). The Raptors defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (1,146 of 2,481) and they relinquish 43.4 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 723 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 133-107 against the Timberwolves. With respect to cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Minnesota to snag 37 in all (6 offensive). They finished 40.5% from downtown by hitting 17 out of 42 and ended up going 8 of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). The Knicks permitted the Timberwolves to make 41 of 89 tries from the field which had them at 46.1% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks shot 50 out of 97 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.5%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, New York made 20 out of 45 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 81.3%. The Timberwolves earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Knicks earned 41 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 57 for the game.

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks in this game. He made 10 out of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and accounted for 20 rebounds. Towns earned 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the contest.

New York has a mark of 17-10 for the season. The Knicks commit 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 80.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.1 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. New York has totaled 3,159 pts on the campaign (117.0 per game) and they collect 42.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the league.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per game with 110.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (11th in basketball). The New York defense gives up 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (373 of 1,022) and opponents are knocking down 77.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.7 assists and 40.9 total rebounds per game, ranking them 11th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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