Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (28-48) welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (33-43) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

The Trail Blazers played the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 127-113 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 18 while the Hawks finished the game with 22 fouls. They converted 7 of 32 attempts from long range. Atlanta finished the game at 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 28 tries. Moreover, Atlanta had 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Atlanta recorded 26 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 41 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 54 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 20 of 27 shots for a rate of 74.1%. Portland ended having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (47 of 103) and converted 13 out of their 41 shots from distance.

Shaedon Sharpe is one player who played a role in this contest. He recorded 33 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. Sharpe ended up shooting 44.0% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Portland enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 33-43 this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is collecting 44.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,809 assists this season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (989 of 2,861) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.9 points per outing (22nd in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They rank 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,993 surrendered for the campaign. The Trail Blazers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,170 of 6,699) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 36.2% on shots from distance while they are 16th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 137-118 when they faced the Bulls. Regarding rebounding, Toronto allowed Chicago to collect 49 in total (10 on the offensive side). They shot 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). The Raptors allowed the Bulls to make 50 out of 88 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.8% for the matchup. Overall, the Raptors ended up shooting 44 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Toronto knocked down 20 of their 45 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. The Bulls committed 9 fouls in the game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Raptors were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game.

Immanuel Quickley pitched in for the Raptors in the game. Quickley earned 17 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 out of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Toronto has a mark of 28-48 for the season. The Raptors commit 21.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.5 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. Toronto has tallied 8,417 points this year (110.8 per game) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the NBA.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (11th in the league). The Toronto defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (1,010 of 2,889) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 44.7 boards every game, ranking them 10th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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