third Quarter Report
Fortunes could also be turning round for the Raptors after dropping 9 in a row. They’ve jumped out to a 81-77 lead in opposition to the Wizards. The Raptors took an enormous hit to their ego final Friday, so a win right here could be a pleasing pick-me-up.
If the Raptors preserve taking part in like this, they will bump their report as much as 24-47 very quickly. Then again, the Wizards must make due with a 12-59 report except they flip issues round (and quick).
Who’s Taking part in
Toronto Raptors @ Washington Wizards
Present Data: Toronto 23-47, Washington 12-58
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- The place: Capital One Area — Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: Monumental Sports activities Community
- Comply with: CBS Sports activities App
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive totally free. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Ticket Price: $12.61
What to Know
The Raptors have loved the comforts of residence their final two video games, however now they will head out on the street. They only performed final night time, however they will nonetheless head out to face the Washington Wizards at 8:00 p.m. ET on March twenty third at Capital One Area. The Raptors would possibly need some stickum for this matchup for the reason that workforce gave up 27 turnovers on Friday.
The oddsmakers predicted a tough sport for the Raptors and boy had been they proper. Issues could not have gone a lot worse for them as they misplaced 123-103 to Oklahoma Metropolis.
The Raptors struggled to get the ball again on offense and completed the sport with solely 5 offensive rebounds. They’re winless (0-7) when they cannot management their very own glass like that.
The Wizards can lastly bid farewell to their five-game dropping streak due to their sport on Thursday. They walked away with a 109-102 victory over Sacramento. The victory was simply what the Wizards wanted coming off of a 137-114 loss of their prior sport.
Kyle Kuzma was the offensive standout of the sport as he scored 31 factors together with six rebounds and 5 assists. He did not assist the Wizards’ trigger all that a lot in opposition to the Bulls on Saturday however the identical cannot be stated for this matchup.
Toronto has been struggling not too long ago as they’ve misplaced 11 of their final 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent of their 23-47 report this season. As for Washington, their victory bumped their report as much as 12-58.
Saturday’s match is one the place the variety of possessions is more likely to be an enormous issue: The Raptors have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 13.2 turnovers per sport. Nonetheless, it isn’t just like the Wizards battle in that division as they have been averaging solely 13.5 turnovers per sport. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be fascinating to see how their conflict performs out.
The Raptors took their victory in opposition to the Wizards of their earlier matchup again in December of 2023 by a conclusive 132-102. Do the Raptors have one other victory up their sleeve, or will the Wizards flip the tables on them? We’ll have the reply quickly sufficient.
Odds
Washington is a stable 6-point favourite in opposition to Toronto, in line with the most recent NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had been proper according to the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 6-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/beneath is 231.5 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Toronto has received 7 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Washington.
- Dec 27, 2023 – Toronto 132 vs. Washington 102
- Nov 13, 2023 – Toronto 111 vs. Washington 107
- Mar 26, 2023 – Toronto 114 vs. Washington 104
- Mar 04, 2023 – Toronto 116 vs. Washington 109
- Mar 02, 2023 – Washington 119 vs. Toronto 108
- Jan 21, 2022 – Toronto 109 vs. Washington 105
- Dec 05, 2021 – Toronto 102 vs. Washington 90
- Nov 03, 2021 – Toronto 109 vs. Washington 100
- Oct 20, 2021 – Washington 98 vs. Toronto 83
- Could 06, 2021 – Washington 131 vs. Toronto 129