Toronto hosts Utah for cross-conference matchup

Sat, Dec 23, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Utah Jazz (11-18, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (11-17, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Raptors -5.5; over/under is 229

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and Utah meet in non-conference action.

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The Raptors are 8-8 on their home court. Toronto is third in the NBA with 28.9 assists per game led by Dennis Schroder averaging 6.8.

The Jazz have gone 3-13 away from home. Utah is 5-14 against opponents over .500.

The Raptors average 112.2 points per game, 7.2 fewer points than the 119.4 the Jazz give up. The Jazz's 45.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.8 percentage points lower than the Raptors have allowed to their opponents (48.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is averaging 20.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Raptors. Pascal Siakam is averaging 24.2 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists over the past 10 games for Toronto.

Lauri Markkanen is scoring 23.3 points per game and averaging 8.6 rebounds for the Jazz. Simone Fontecchio is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 113.5 points, 44.0 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points per game.

Jazz: 5-5, averaging 114.1 points, 44.8 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.6 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).

Jazz: Talen Horton-Tucker: day to day (foot), Jordan Clarkson: day to day (thigh), Keyonte George: out (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.