Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Toronto Raptors (23-46) are headed to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Washington Wizards (12-58).

The Raptors took the court against the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-89 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 15 and the Kings totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 12 of 40 tries from 3-point range. Sacramento shot 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 18 tries. Moreover, Sacramento grabbed 53 rebounds (18 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento totaled 32 dimes and had 14 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 48 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Raptors knocked down 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Toronto ended having earned a 41.3% FG percentage (33 of 80) and buried 10 of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Gary Trent Jr. is one player who was important for the matchup. Trent finished the game shooting 35.3% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 32 mins played and snagged 6 boards. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Toronto steps onto the court with a record of 23-46 so far this season. They average 113.3 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (814 of 2,306) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is collecting 43.2 rebounds per game and has earned 2,002 dimes for the year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Raptors have forced 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They concede 37.5% from beyond the arc while they are 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.1). The Raptors defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.8% (3,069 of 6,293) and they concede 45.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,957 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 109-102 when they played the Kings. The Wizards were able to collect 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the game. They also gave up possession 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Kings committed 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. With regard to shots from distance, Washington made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 81 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6%. The Wizards allowed the Kings to knock down 37 of their 86 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 28.2% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 39 and ended up going 17 of 19 from the charity stripe (89.5%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington permitted Sacramento to get 37 overall (10 offensive).

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards in this game. He buried 13 out of 22 for the game for a field goal rate of 59.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Kuzma earned 31 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists in this contest.

Washington has a mark of 12-58 this year. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in basketball. Washington has 7,964 points for the campaign (113.8 per contest) and they grab 40.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.0 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per game. The Wizards commit 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 36.7% on 3-pointers (872 of 2,377) and opponents are converting on 77.8% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 29.5 dimes and 49.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 29th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG allowed with 123.9. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (30th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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