Free NBA Picks Today: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors 1/27/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors 1/27/23
Fri 27th January 2023

The Toronto Raptors (22-27, 7-15 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they travel to face the Golden State Warriors (24-24, 18-6 Home) on Friday.

Toronto dismantled the Sacramento Kings 113-95 at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam was a top performer with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists. The Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference.

Golden State won a close one on Wednesday at Chase Center, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 122-120. Stephen Curry had 34 points, leading the team. The Warriors are the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. Golden State will be looking for a season sweep against Toronto after triumphing in the only prior game 126-110 at Scotiabank Arena in December 2022. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 43 points and six assists. Siakam had 27 points and five assists in the loss.

The Raptors have been led this season by Siakam, who is averaging 25.2 points per game. Siakam also is contributing 8.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game.Poole and Klay Thompson have been the primary providers for the Warriors on offense, averaging 21.2 and 20.7 points per game, respectively.

Kevon Looney is collecting 8.7 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is doling out 6.6 assists. The Warriors rank as one of the most explosive offenses in the league, third-best with 117.7 points per game.The Raptors are 1-2 in three trips to Chase Center.

Toronto is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.0 (118.9-114.9). For the season, the Raptors are averaging 112.6 points per game, compared to 112.1 for opponents. Golden State has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 120.0 points per game on average while scoring only 119.8 (-0.2 margin).

RAPTORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Precious Achiuwa: 22.6 | 16.0 | +6.6
OG Anunoby: 16.0 | 24.9 | -8.9
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 27.3 | 19.1 | +8.2
OG Anunoby: 10.8 | 17.3 | -6.5
Rebounds per game:
Precious Achiuwa: 7.6 | 5.7 | +1.9

WARRIORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jonathan Kuminga: 20.0 | 13.1 | +6.9
Points per game:
Donte DiVincenzo: 11.0 | 8.2 | +2.8
Andrew Wiggins: 12.7 | 17.5 | -4.8
Rebounds per game:
Kevon Looney: 11.2 | 8.7 | +2.5

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Toronto Raptors (+170)

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