Washington Wizards (12-49, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (21-42, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -5; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will try to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Raptors take on Washington.
The Raptors are 13-28 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto is 9-23 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Wizards are 9-26 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington averages 15.3 turnovers per game and is 5-13 when winning the turnover battle.
The Raptors average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 fewer makes per game than the Wizards give up (14.3). The Raptors average 108.3 points per game, 7.7 fewer points than the 116.0 the Raptors give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is averaging 19.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games.
Bilal Coulibaly is averaging 12.4 points and 3.4 assists for the Wizards. Jordan Poole is averaging 15.6 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 43.0% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 109.5 points, 45.0 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points per game.
Wizards: 3-7, averaging 110.9 points, 43.3 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Ulrich Chomche: out for season (knee), Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Gradey Dick: out (knee), Jakob Poeltl: day to day (rest), Jonathan Mogbo: day to day (face), Chris Boucher: day to day (tooth), Ochai Agbaji: day to day (ankle), Ja'Kobe Walter: day to day (quadriceps), RJ Barrett: day to day (ankle).
Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Jordan Poole: day to day (elbow), Colby Jones: out (achilles), Richaun Holmes: day to day (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
