Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors 3/4/23

The Washington Wizards (30-32, 15-13 Home) welcome the Toronto Raptors (31-33, 11-20 Away) Saturday at Capital One Arena. The teams meet for their second straight game against each other. Washington defeated Toronto 119-108 at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 30 points, while Kristaps Porzingis was a key contributor with 25 points. OG Anunoby had 26 points in defeat. The Raptors are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are 10th in the Eastern Conference.

The Wizards’ win on Thursday was the teams’ only earlier game this season. Pascal Siakam is averaging 25.0 points per game to lead the Raptors in scoring this season. Siakam also has grabbed 7.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Fred VanVleet is dishing 6.7 assists.

Porzingis and Kuzma have been the primary providers of the Wizards’ offense, averaging 22.8 and 21.5 points per game, respectively. Porzingis also has pulled down 8.5 rebounds per game. Monte Morris has distributed 5.3 assists per game.

The Raptors have found success in recent visits to Capital One Arena, winning seven of the last 10.In the last 10 games, Toronto is 7-3 with an average margin of +0.1 (109.1-109.0). Washington has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 113.1 points per game on average while allowing 111.4 (+1.7 margin).

RAPTORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Precious Achiuwa: 10.8 | 17.3 | -6.5
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 8.5 | 19.3 | -10.8
Rebounds per game:
Jakob Poeltl: 11.4 | 9.1 | +2.3
Scottie Barnes: 5.2 | 7.0 | -1.8
Assists per game:
Fred VanVleet: 8.5 | 6.7 | +1.8

WIZARDS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Delon Wright: 19.6 | 13.9 | +5.7
Rebounds per game:
Deni Avdija: 8.4 | 6.4 | +2.0
Kristaps Porzingis: 5.3 | 8.5 | -3.2