The Toronto Raptors (11-11, 8-2 Home) host the Orlando Magic (5-18, 1-10 Away), who will be looking to halt their losing skid, on Saturday. Both teams will be playing on back-to-back days. Each is 0-3 without a day off. Orlando was defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-96 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse yesterday, their seventh straight loss. Paolo Banchero was the scoring leader in the losing effort with 22 points. Cole Anthony added 19 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. The Magic are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
Toronto fell short yesterday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 114-105. Pascal Siakam had 24 points and seven rebounds in the loss, carrying the team. The Raptors are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Toronto won two out of three games between the teams last season, including a 102-89 triumph in their last meeting at Amway Center on April 1.
Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 19 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Mo Bamba had 15 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks in the loss. Franz Wagner is averaging 19.5 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Magic in scoring this season. Wagner also has dished 4.0 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Bol Bol is grabbing 7.7 rebounds.
OG Anunoby (18.8 ppg), Gary Trent Jr. (17.1), and Fred VanVleet (17.1) have powered the Raptors on offense. Anunoby leads the league. VanVleet also has recorded 6.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Barnes has pulled down 6.4 rebounds per game. The Raptors have found success in the last 10 clashes between the teams at Scotiabank Arena, winning seven.
Orlando has lost four in a row on the road this season. Orlando is 1-9 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -11.9 (104.4-116.3). Toronto has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 112.9 points per game on average while scoring only 108.2 (-4.7 margin).
MAGIC HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Suggs: 5.0 | 21.1 | -16.1
Points per game:
Jalen Suggs: 0.0 | 12.4 | -12.4
Rebounds per game:
Paolo Banchero: 3.2 | 6.7 | -3.5
Assists per game:
Jalen Suggs: 4.0 | 5.4 | -1.4
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Juancho Hernangomez: 14.0 | 9.9 | +4.1
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 12.8 | 17.1 | -4.3
Rebounds per game:
Scottie Barnes: 4.7 | 6.4 | -1.8
Assists per game:
Pascal Siakam: 4.3 | 6.8 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Toronto Raptors -10.5 (-110)
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