Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (23-49) will play the Toronto Raptors (25-47) on Wednesday.

The Raptors faced off with the Wizards and went home with a win by a final score of 112-104 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 23 while the Wizards totaled 19 personal fouls. They also made 11 of their 37 shots from distance. Washington finished the contest at 67.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 34 tries. Furthermore, Washington snagged 48 boards (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Washington distributed 24 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 40.2% from the floor on 35 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 60 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Raptors converted 20 of 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. Toronto ended with a 40.6% FG percentage (41 out of 101) and buried 10 of their 36 3-point shots.

Jakob Poeltl is one guy who was a factor for this game. Poeltl ended up going 76.9% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 mins and pulled down 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Toronto enters this contest with a record of 25-47 on the campaign. They average 110.4 points per game (24th in the NBA) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Raptors are hitting 34.6% on three-point attempts (827 of 2,389) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is snagging 45.0 boards per game and has accounted for 2,037 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.7 times per game and as a group are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,867 relinquished so far this year. The Raptors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (2,965 of 6,370) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 35.3% from 3-point land while they are 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (115.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 120-101 when they faced the Mavericks. The Nets pulled down 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Mavericks earned 15 fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 71.4%. With regard to 3-point shots, Brooklyn converted 11 of their 33 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Nets ended up shooting 40 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.3%. The Nets permitted the Mavericks to convert 49 of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3% for the matchup. They went 32.3% from behind the 3-point line via 10 out of 31 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Dallas to get 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Nic Claxton ended up having an impact for the Nets for the game. Claxton recorded 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He buried 8 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 23-49 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which is 28th in the NBA. Brooklyn has earned 7,582 pts so far this season (105.3 per game) and they pull in 41.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.0 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest. The Nets have committed 20.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (932 of 2,574) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.8 dimes and 43.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 18th and 9th in basketball. The Nets on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.5. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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