Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (15-32) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (27-20) on Sunday.

The Clippers faced the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 128-116 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 17 and the Spurs accounted for 22 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 42 attempts from three-point range. San Antonio ended up shooting 72.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of 25 shots. Moreover, San Antonio collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 blocks. San Antonio doled out 27 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 48.3% from the floor on 42 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 57 with 17 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 20 of 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (48 out of 91) and buried 12 out of their 24 shots from downtown.

Kawhi Leonard is one guy who came through in this matchup. Leonard finished the game shooting 57.9% from the field and earned 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a mark of 27-20 this season. They are averaging 110.3 points per contest (23rd in the NBA) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Clippers are hitting 36.0% on 3-pointers (572 of 1,591) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 44.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,143 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are able to force 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,175 conceded this season. The Clippers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.2% (1,825 of 4,040) and they concede 42.2 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Raptors got the victory with a final of 106-82 against the Wizards. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Washington to get 43 in all (10 offensive). They finished 16.7% from distance by shooting 5 of 30 and finished the contest at 21 out of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). The Raptors permitted the Wizards to convert 28 of 72 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors finished the game shooting 42 for 88 from the field which had them at 47.7%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Toronto buried 11 out of 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. The Wizards committed 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. The Raptors were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the game.

Scottie Barnes ended up being a factor for the Raptors in the matchup. Barnes earned 24 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the contest. He converted 10 out of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 15-32 for the campaign. The Raptors commit 21.9 fouls per game and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.1 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.0 times per game. Toronto has accumulated 5,228 points this season (111.2 per game) and they pull in 44.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which is 13th in basketball.

The Toronto defense gives up 36.1% on shots from distance (647 of 1,792) and their opposition makes 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.4 assists and 43.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 19th and 14th in basketball. The Raptors are ranked 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 116.4. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (19th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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