Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (24-13) will try to defeat the Toronto Raptors (8-28) on Wednesday.

The Raptors faced off with the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-104 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Raptors finished with 15 while the Bucks accounted for 19 fouls. They also converted 22 out of their 44 tries from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished 80.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Milwaukee collected 46 rebounds (7 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Milwaukee recorded 37 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 57.3% from the floor on 47 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in this game while creating 21 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. Toronto finished the contest with a 45.1% FG percentage (41 of 91) and buried 9 of 35 shots from 3-point land.

RJ Barrett is a player who was a major factor for the game. Barrett ended up going 61.1% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and grabbed 9 rebounds. He was able to score 25 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-28 so far this season. They turn the ball over 16.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 44.3 boards per game and has tallied 1,032 dimes this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are hitting 34.2% on three-point attempts (410 of 1,200) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.0 points per contest (21st in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Raptors have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (119.0). The Raptors defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (1,514 of 3,195) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 967 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 103-94 when they played the Magic. The Knicks recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Magic committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. With regard to three-point shots, New York buried 4 of their 22 attempts (18.2%). When all was said and done, the Knicks shot 36 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Knicks allowed the Magic to knock down 39 of their 78 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They went 35.5% from three-point range by going 11 of 31 and ended up going 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Orlando to collect 39 overall (9 offensive).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Knicks for the game. Bridges had 24 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for this contest. He buried 10 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

New York has a record of 24-13 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in basketball. New York has accounted for 4,335 pts for the campaign (117.2 per game) and they collect 43.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.5 times per game (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Knicks commit 17.2 fouls per contest while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.5. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (15th in the NBA). The New York defense gives up 37.0% on 3-point shots (509 of 1,374) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.1 assists and 40.9 total boards per game, ranking them 13th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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