Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Utah Jazz (15-47) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Toronto Raptors (20-42).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-122 in their last game. Utah ended the game with a 46.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 101) and converted 14 of their 40 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 14 of 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 58 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defense, Utah allowed 44.2% from the field on 42 of 95 shooting. Washington dished out 32 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Washington grabbed 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Washington walked away from this one shooting 82.8% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 29 shots. They also converted 17 of their 47 shots from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 19 and the Wizards had 18 personal fouls.

Johnny Juzang is a player who came through in this game. He left the arena with 27 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. Juzang finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Utah comes into this contest with a record of 15-47 so far this season. They have an average of 112.5 points per game (20th in the NBA) while shooting 45.9% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (866 of 2,436) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is snagging 45.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,601 assists this year, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 17.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are 30th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,808 relinquished this year. The Jazz defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (2,722 of 5,711) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (119.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 114-113 when they played the Magic. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Orlando to snag 35 in all (7 offensive). They went 41.7% from distance by connecting on 15 out of 36 and ended up going 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Raptors allowed the Magic to make 40 of their 83 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 48.2% for the game. Overall, the Raptors went 38 out of 80 from the field which had them sitting at 47.5%. Regarding 3-point shots, Toronto knocked down 12 out of 30 tries (40.0%). They were able to bury 26 of them for a clip of 74.3%. The Magic were called for 27 personal fouls in this contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 35 shots. They also coughed it up 20 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Raptors collected 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 in this contest.

RJ Barrett ended up being a factor for the Raptors for this game. He made 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Barrett earned 21 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 9 assists for the matchup.

Toronto has a mark of 20-42 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is 15th in basketball. Toronto has accounted for 6,844 points on the year (110.4 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 28.4 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game. The Raptors commit 21.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing 14.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (20th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 35.4% on 3-pointers (829 of 2,341) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.0 assists and 44.0 rebounds every game, which is 10th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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