Wizards vs Raptors prediction NBA · Friday, November 21
At a glance
The Toronto Raptors (10-5) host the Washington Wizards (1-13) on Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM ET at Scotiabank Arena in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 110 – Raptors 140. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Raptors a 89% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Raptors are 3-2 at home and the Wizards are 1-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 9-1 for the Raptors and 0-10 for the Wizards (current streaks: Raptors W5, Wizards L12).
The analysis Model
The Raptors start with a clear edge. The model projects Raptors 124 – 109 Wizards, a margin of about 15.3 points in favor of the Raptors and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+0.7 vs -12.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Raptors' offense (115.9 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Raptors' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHTOR
Top performers
Wizards
CJ McCollumG · #320pts / game
Justin ChampagnieF · #94assistsCJ McCollumG · #33reboundsRaptors
Brandon IngramF · #724pts / game
Jamal SheadG · #2310assists
Jakob PoeltlC · #199reboundsRecent form
WSHTORHead-to-head
TOR lead 2-1 this season.
WSH
Team comparison
| WSH | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-13 | Record | 10-5 |
| 110.5 | Points scored / game | 115.9 |
| 125.0 | Points allowed / game | 115.0 |
| -12.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.7 |
| L12 | Current streak | W5 |
| 0-10 | Last 10 games | 9-1 |
| 1-7 road | Home / road record | 3-2 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 30-52 (-4.3) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Raptors
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.