The Phoenix Suns will travel to the Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Raptors. The game gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29 and will air on FAZ and SNT.
The Raptors edged the Wizards 84-82 on Saturday. Kyle Lowry led all scorers on the team with 27 points on 9-for-19 shooting. The Suns, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 135-116 loss to the Warriors on Friday. T.J. Warren had a team-high 28 points.
Brandon Knight has been on fire over the last five games for the Suns, averaging 25.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.0 steals, and 3.0 three-pointers.
The Raptors are a six-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 206 points. The Raptors are attempting to build on their records of 11-6 Straight Up (SU) and 11-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 5-3 SU and 6-1-1 ATS against teams from the Western Conference. Toronto has gotten to the free throw line often this season. They average 21.0 made free throws per game, which is the best in the NBA.
Across the court, the Suns head into the game with records of 8-8 ATS and 7-9 SU. The Suns are an excellent long-range shooting team with 164 three-point shots made (10.0 per game), ranking fourth in the NBA. Switching gears to Phoenix’s defense, it averages 9.4 steals per game, good for fifth in the league.
This is the first meeting of the season for the Raptors and the Suns. The last time they played Phoenix came out on top, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 6-4. The Suns also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tor, ATS Winner – Tor, O/U – Under
Notes
Toronto is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games at home.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Toronto is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games when playing Phoenix.
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix.
Toronto is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Phoenix.
Toronto scores an average of 100.1 points per game (ranked 17th). Phoenix ranks 25th in points allowed per game with 105.4.
Phoenix ranks seventh in points allowed per road game (107.2 PPG), while Toronto ranks seventh in points per home game with 104.8.
In its last game, Phoenix lost by a 19-point margin. Toronto is 2-1 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Phoenix has a 4-2 record in blowouts.
Phoenix has a winning 4-1 record when it gives up under 100 points this season. Toronto is 2-3 when it scores under 100.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Suns are just 3-8 this season. Toronto is a fantastic 9-3 when registering triple digits.
The Suns have an offensive rating of 102.7 (ranked 10th), while the Raptors rank eighth for their defensive rating of 99.7.
Phoenix has an average field goal percentage of 44.7%. Toronto is an even 3-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Toronto Raptors attempt 21.0 three point field goals per game and the Phoenix Suns attempt 26.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Toronto has a winning 4-1 record, while Phoenix is 4-6.
The Toronto Raptors, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.24, rank 26th in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns have a lower A/TO (1.21), ranking 28th.
The Toronto Raptors rebound 44.9 times per game and are ranked 13th. Ranked eighth, the Phoenix Suns rebound 45.4 times per game.
Toronto is ranked 14th in defensive rebounds, while Phoenix ranks 12th in offensive rebounds.
Toronto is among the best in forcing turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.4% (ranked 10th). Phoenix has a 5-4 record SU when its TOV% reaches 15.4% or greater.
