Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON
TV: TSN
The Indiana Pacers (30-25) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (19-35).
The Pacers played the Hornets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-102 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 11 and the Hornets had 17 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Charlotte finished 81.3% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 16 attempts. Moreover, Charlotte had 46 rebounds (5 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Charlotte recorded 27 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 53.7% from the floor on 44 out of 82 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pacers made 10 of 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Indiana finished the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (42 of 83) and made 8 of 30 shots from downtown.
Myles Turner is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 31 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Turner finished the game at 61.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.
Indiana enters this game with a record of 30-25 this year. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 40.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,698 dimes this season, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 38.0% on three-point shots (746 of 1,962) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 123.7 points per outing (1st in basketball) while hitting 50.8% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They currently rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,360 surrendered for the season. The Pacers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.3% (2,480 of 4,927) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 37.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 28th in the league in points per game from their opponents (122.2).
In their last game, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-99 against the Spurs. The Raptors earned 31 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Spurs committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of them for a clip of 81.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto knocked down 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). When all was said and done, the Raptors finished shooting 39 for 98 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8%. The Raptors allowed the Spurs to convert 46 out of their 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 52.9% for the matchup. They finished 36.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 23 at the charity stripe (82.6%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed San Antonio to pull down 46 in total (5 offensive).
Gradey Dick was important for the Raptors for this game. He made 7 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and added 2 rebounds. Dick totaled 18 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.
Toronto has a win-loss mark of 19-35 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in basketball. Toronto has accounted for 6,138 points so far this season (113.7 per contest) and they pull down 43.4 boards per game. They are getting an assist 29.1 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Raptors are committing 18.4 fouls every game and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe.
The Toronto defense gives up 37.7% from downtown (716 of 1,899) and opponents are making 80.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 28.3 assists and 44.1 rebounds every game, which is 26th and 17th in basketball. The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the league in PPG allowed with 117.6. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto
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