Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (20-42) will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (12-49) on Saturday.

The Wizards played the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 125-12 in their last contest. Washington ended with a 44.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 95) and converted 17 out of their 47 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 24 of 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 32 assists for the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defending, Washington allowed 46.5% from the floor on 47 out of 101 shooting. Utah earned 21 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Utah grabbed 58 boards (17 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 12 blocks. Utah finished shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 20 attempts. They knocked down 14 of 40 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 18 and the Jazz racked up 19 personal fouls.

Kyshawn George is one player who played a role for the game. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. George walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Washington enters this game with a win-loss record of 12-49 on the campaign. They are turning it over 16.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Washington is collecting 43.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,543 assists so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (792 of 2,372) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 108.3 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.6). The Wizards are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (2,665 of 5,632) and they surrender 47.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,745 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 114-113 against the Magic. The Raptors collected 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Magic committed 27 personal fouls for the game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 74.3%. In terms of shooting from distance, Toronto buried 12 of 30 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Raptors finished the game shooting 38 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Raptors allowed the Magic to convert 40 of 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.2% for the game. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from distance by going 15 of 36 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed Orlando to snag 35 overall (7 offensive).

RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors for this contest. Barrett recorded 21 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 9 dimes for this contest. He made 7 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 20-42 so far this season. The Raptors commit 21.6 fouls every game while shooting 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.4 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.7 times per game. Toronto has totaled 6,844 points so far this season (110.4 per game) and they collect 43.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 15th in the NBA.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.1. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (20th in the league). The Toronto defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (829 of 2,341) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their foul shots. They allow 26.0 dimes and 44.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 10th and 14th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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