Raptors Take on Wizards In Crucial Late Season Game: Where to Watch, Injury Reports, and More

The Toronto Raptors will face off against the Washington Wizards in a crucial late-season game for lottery odds: Where to watch, injury reports, and more

Dec 27, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) / Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

This will be a big one for the Toronto Raptors.

Nine straight losses have thrust Toronto into the bottom six in the league but the Washington Wizards await at home Saturday night for a 8 p.m. ET tipoff in a game that could swing the Raptors' lottery odds.

Where to Watch

Sportsnet and TSN 1050 will broadcast for Toronto. Monumental Sports Network and The Team 980 will call the game for Washington.

What to Watch For

• It's a big one for Toronto's lottery odds considering a loss to one of the NBA's very worst teams would keep the Raptors ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in the reverse standings. Toronto should lose this one, but Washington isn't going to blow out the Raptors the way Sacramento and Oklahoma City have recently.

• Gradey Dick had an impressive game Friday night against the Thunder and Toronto is going to be looking for more of that down the stretch. He's Toronto's most important healthy long-term peice and any development the Raptors see from him over these final few weeks will be crucial heading into the summer.

• Jahmi'us Ramsey has shown glimpses of being the kind of player who may be able to help Toronto down the road. It's been a relatively impressive stretch for the 22-year-old wing who the Raptors signed to a pair of 10-day contracts. He'll have a few more days to show he deserves another longer look ahead of the summer.

Injury Reports

Toronto has listed Gary Trent Jr. as probable to play. Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl, Chris Boucher, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and DJ Carton are all out.

Washington will be without Bilal Coulibaly, Tyus Jones, Isaiah Livers, Eugene Omoruyi, and Landry Shamet. Jordan Poole is questionable to play.

Game Odds

The Raptors are +6.5 point underdogs with an implied win probability of 34.5%. The total for the game is 231.5.