Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Washington Wizards (12-49) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (20-42).

The Wizards faced off with the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 125-12 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wizards ended up with 18 while the Jazz recorded 19 fouls. They made 14 of 40 tries from distance. Utah ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Utah collected 58 rebounds (17 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 12 blocked shots. Utah dished out 21 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Washington allowed 46.5% from the floor on 47 of 101 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 24 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 82.8%. Washington ended the contest with a 44.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 95) and knocked down 17 of their 47 shots from downtown.

Kyshawn George is a player who came through for the contest. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and totaled 7 boards. George walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Washington comes into this contest with a mark of 12-49 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,543 dimes for the season, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are hitting 33.4% on shots from distance (792 of 2,372) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.3 points per game (27th in the league) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wizards have forced 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 29th in basketball in opponents PPG (120.6). The Wizards are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,665 of 5,632) and they surrender 47.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,745 conceded this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 114-113 against the Magic. The Raptors were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Magic were called for 27 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 35 attempts. They were able to make 26 of them for a rate of 74.3%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Toronto buried 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Raptors shot 38 for 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Raptors permitted the Magic to convert 40 out of 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.2% in this game. They shot 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 36 and ended up shooting 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted Orlando to snag 35 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

RJ Barrett ended up being a factor for the Raptors for this contest. Barrett accumulated 21 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 9 assists for this contest. He converted 7 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 20-42 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the league. Toronto has accounted for 6,844 pts so far this season (110.4 per game) and they pull down 43.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 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 game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense concedes 35.4% on shots from distance (829 of 2,341) and opponents are making 77.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 44.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 10th and 14th in basketball. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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