Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks: Predictions & Preview 12/21/2022

Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks: Predictions & Preview 12/21/2022

December 21, 2022

 

 

Game Preview

 

Eastern Conference opponents will battle at the Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening. The Toronto Raptors will fly to the New York Knicks court, with Toronto searching to stop their current 6 game losing streak. New York recently defeated the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in a confident manner, increasing to an 18-13 overall record and 8-7 at home in 2022-23.

 

The match is set to start at 7:30 p.m Eastern Time in New York.

 

Toronto has incredible offensive power, as usual lead by the presence of Pascal Siakam. The All Star forward is currently averaging 25.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7 assists per game, with his latest performance showcasing 38 points and 15 rebounds in the squad’s last game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Raptors’ main weakness are TOs, they currently rank #1 in the NBA, conceding possession on fewer than 13% of them.

 

As for Toronto’s main strength, is definitely their physicality. The Raptors place top 5 of the league in offensive rebound rate with 31.4% and second chance points (17.1 per game). Toronto also places in the top 10 of the NBA in free throw attempts (25.2 per game), showing their main focus to be the paint game.

 

While the Knicks are not technically elite level in shooting efficiency, New York should actually be able to punish harder in this matchup, as the Knicks are also in the top 5 of the league in offensive rebound rate, second chance points, and free throw attempts per game, all similar to Toronto.

 

On defense, New York is in the top 10 place in overall efficiency, field goal percentage allowed, 3 point percentage allowed, and points allowed in the paint.

This will be an extremely close matchup, as it is the perfect game for Toronto to bounce back in stride, however we will lean towards a safe Knicks win.

 

Let’s check the latest NBA picks, news, stats and NBA expert picks for Raptors vs Knicks. We’ve plenty of NBA predictions for you to consider.

 

Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Game Information

 

  • Date: 12/21/2022
  • Time: 07:40 PM ET
  • Location: Madison Square Garden.
  • How to Watch Raptors vs Knicks: TNT
  • Live Stream: NBA Game Pass

 

Raptors vs Knicks Betting Lines

 

Knicks are –125 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $80. On the other side, Raptors are +105 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $105.

The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Knicks at a 55.56% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Raptors have 48.78% probability of finishing the game with the W.

 

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