The Washington Wizards will travel to the Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Raptors. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and will air on SNT and WA2.
The Raptors easily got past the Clippers 112-94 on Sunday. Terrence Ross played well, finishing with 18 points, four steals, and four rebounds for the Raptors. The Wizards, meanwhile, are coming off an ugly 116-91 loss at the hands of the Celtics on Monday. Otto Porter stood out for Washington, recording 15 points, six rebounds, and two assists.
Second-chance opportunities are projected to be few and far between for the Wizards in this contest. They rank 27th in the NBA in offensive rebounding (offensive rebound percentage of 20.8%), while Toronto is fifth-best in the league on the defensive backboards (defensive rebound percentage of 78.1%).
The Raptors have won all three contests against the Wizards this season, including a 97-88 victory in their last matchup. DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 35 points.
The Raptors are a seven-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 206 points. The Raptors enter the game with records of 29-15 Straight Up (SU) and 25-18-1 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games, they are 7-3 ATS.
On the other side, the Wizards head into the game with records of 22-19-1 ATS and 20-22 SU. In Eastern Conference games, Washington has gone 15-13 SU and 16-11-1 ATS. Washington is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the league, hitting .367 of their shots from three-point range.
With the Raptors’ last win against Washington, their SU record against the Wizards moves to 6-4 over the last 10 meetings. The Wizards hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tor, ATS Winner – Tor, O/U – Under
Notes
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games at home.
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto’s last 19 games when playing Washington.
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing at home against Washington.
Washington averages 102.2 points per game (ranked 10th). However, Toronto has allowed an average of just 96.8 points per game (ranked fourth).
Washington averages 101.3 points per away game (ranked 10th). However, Toronto has allowed an average of just 96.9 points per home game (ranked fourth).
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Raptors are 24-3 on the season. When the Wizards score fewer than 100, they are an underachieving 3-13.
The Toronto Raptors have a subpar 5-12 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Washington Wizards are 17-9 when they hit triple digits.
The Wizards have a defensive rating of 104.9 (ranked 19th). The Raptors rank fifth for their offensive rating of 106.2.
The Washington Wizards average 99.0 possessions per game and 1.029 points per possession. The Toronto Raptors earn fewer possessions with 95.3, but they score more points with 1.062.
Washington is the ninth-ranked team in the NBA in average effective field goal percentage at 50.7%. Toronto is 7-9 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Toronto Raptors attempt 23.0 three point field goals per game and the Washington Wizards attempt 24.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Toronto has a winning 11-7 record, while Washington is 10-8.
Toronto has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.45 this season (ranked 23rd). Washington ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.68 (ranked seventh).
The Washington Wizards are one of the worst rebounding teams in the league with just 40.1 per game. Ranked 14th, the Toronto Raptors average 43.6 rebounds.
Toronto is ranked 13th in defensive rebounds, while Washington ranks 28th in offensive rebounds.
Though Washington is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.2% (ranked third), Toronto has a stellar 9-3 record SU when it has a TOV% of 16.2% or greater.
