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Toronto Raptors (15-23) vs. Utah Jazz (19-20)
The Toronto Raptors head to Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday night to wrap up their six-game road trip, so we have prepared the best Raptors vs. Jazz pick along with the latest team news and stats.
Toronto meets Utah for the second time in 2023-24, and the Jazz aim for their fourth straight victory over the Raptors. Back in December, Utah upset Toronto 126-119 as a 5.5-point road underdog with a total of 232.5 points.
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The Toronto Raptors (15-23; 19-18-1 ATS) are coming off Wednesday’s 126-120 defeat at the Los Angeles Clippers. Playing on the second day of a back-to-back set, the Raptors covered an 11.5-point spread but failed to bounce back from a tough 132-131 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers.
Toronto made 54.8% of its field goals against the Clippers. The Raptors went 12-for-30 from downtown and handed out 31 assists, but they also turned the ball over 15 times while forcing the Clippers into a paltry seven turnovers. Immanuel Quickly led the way for the Raptors with 25 points and six assists, and RJ Barrett added 24 points and four dishes.
“I felt that we were really competing against a really good team. Our guys gave 110% of all their abilities today and we stayed in the game all the way to the end,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “A couple of missed opportunities to do a better job in the rotations, to take away a couple of layups and a couple of opportunities for us where we created a lot of easy shots around the rim that did not go our way.”
The Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference, a game and a half behind the No. 10 Brooklyn Nets. Toronto scores 116.0 points per 100 possessions (16th in the NBA) on 48.5% shooting from the field (8th) while surrendering 116.9 points in return (20th ) on 48.4% shooting from the field (22nd).
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