Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (28-39) will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (23-43) on Sunday.

The Raptors faced off with the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 118-105 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Raptors walked away with 17 and the 76ers accounted for 20 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. Philadelphia finished the contest at 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 22 tries. Furthermore, Philadelphia pulled down 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Philadelphia earned 19 dimes and had 13 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 41 out of 96 shooting. They also doled out 33 dimes in this matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 59 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Raptors knocked down 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Toronto ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 100) and buried 16 of 40 3-point shots.

A.J. Lawson is a player who played a role for the contest. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 6 boards. Lawson shot 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Toronto will enter this game with a record of 23-43 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Toronto is pulling down 44.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,873 assists on the season, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Raptors are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (764 of 2,190) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.8 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Raptors have forced 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are 12th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,708 relinquished for the year. The Raptors defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (2,729 of 5,838) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.7).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 114-113 when they played the Knicks. In regard to team rebounding, Portland permitted New York to snag 38 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 38.7% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 31 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Knicks to make 44 of their 94 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 40 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Portland converted 17 out of their 42 attempts (40.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 64.0%. The Knicks were called for 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed it up 25 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the game.

Scoot Henderson ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He made 10 out of 16 for the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Henderson racked up 30 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists in this matchup.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 28-39 for the season. The Trail Blazers commit 19.5 fouls per contest while shooting 76.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.6 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. Portland has accumulated 7,413 points this season (110.6 per contest) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is 23rd in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 114.6. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 36.4% from downtown (870 of 2,393) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.2 dimes and 44.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 13th and 16th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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