A pair of teams headed in opposite directions square off on Saturday as the flourishing Toronto Raptors (29-31, 10-18 Away) travel to face the Detroit Pistons (15-45, 8-21 Home), who will be out to end their losing run. Toronto topped the New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, their third straight win.
Pascal Siakam was the top scorer with 26 points. Jakob Poeltl was another key contributor with 21 points and 18 rebounds. The Raptors are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference. Detroit dropped their third in a row in a close one on Thursday at Amway Center, falling to the Orlando Magic 108-106.
Jaden Ivey had 25 points in defeat to lead the team. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season.
After winning both of the prior season meetings against Detroit, the most recent of which was a 119-118 victory at Scotiabank Arena on February 12, Toronto will be aiming for a season sweep.
Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 35 points and eight assists. Bojan Bogdanovic had 33 points in the losing effort. Siakam is averaging 25.3 points per game to lead the Raptors in scoring this season. Siakam also has grabbed 7.7 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, VanVleet is dishing 6.6 assists. Bogdanovic’s 21.5 points per game have powered the Pistons on offense. Jalen Duren is posting 8.7 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is recording 5.8 assists.
The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Little Caesars Arena (5-5). Toronto is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.0 (116.5-112.5). Detroit has gone 2-8 over the last 10, allowing 116.5 points per game on average while scoring only 109.2 (-7.3 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
OG Anunoby: 12.0 | 16.8 | -4.8
Rebounds per game:
Pascal Siakam: 5.6 | 7.7 | -2.1
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Saddiq Bey: 13.0 | 21.1 | -8.1
Points per game:
Saddiq Bey: 7.0 | 14.8 | -7.8
Rebounds per game:
Saddiq Bey: 6.0 | 4.7 | +1.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Toronto Raptors (-275)
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