Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
TV: Bally Sports Indiana
The Indiana Pacers (7-5) will play the Toronto Raptors (6-7) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday.
The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 142-113 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 23 and the Pistons totaled 23 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 26 attempts from 3-point land. Detroit finished the game at 74.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 35 shots. Furthermore, Detroit totaled 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Detroit distributed 25 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. With respect to defending, Toronto allowed the other team to go 47.0% from the field on 39 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 44 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 18 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 62.1%. Toronto ended the game with a 53.9% FG percentage (55 out of 102) and converted 14 of 36 3-point shots.
Pascal Siakam is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He accumulated 23 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played 29 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. Siakam went 55.6% from the field and also earned 6 assists.
Toronto comes into this matchup with a mark of 6-7 on the season. They average 110.8 points per outing (21st in basketball) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Raptors are shooting 33.6% from downtown (148 of 441) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is collecting 46.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 374 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.1 fouls per game.
On defense, the Raptors are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 10th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.8). The Raptors are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (532 of 1,148) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 5th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 319 conceded for the year.
The last time they took the court, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 128-116 when they faced the Magic. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Orlando to pull down 42 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 35.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 7 of 20 and ended up shooting 35 out of 42 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Pacers permitted the Magic to bury 43 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Pacers walked away from this one shooting 42 for 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. In regard to shots from downtown, Indiana made 8 of their 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to bury 24 of them for a percentage of 77.4%. The Magic committed 23 fouls in this contest which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Pacers earned 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game.
Jordan Nwora pitched in for the Pacers in the game. He converted 8 of 11 for the game for a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Nwora earned 19 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.
Indiana has a record of 7-5 on the year. The Pacers commit 21.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 30.3 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Indiana has earned 1,508 pts for the season (125.7 per contest) and they average 41.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which ranks them 4th in the league.
The Indiana defense allows 38.1% from downtown (118 of 310) and opponents are connecting on 85.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 24.9 assists and 44.3 boards every game, which is 11th and 17th in basketball. The Pacers are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 123.8. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (26th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto
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