When your center leads your team in assists and his last name is not Jokic, Sabonis, or Sengun then you're probably turning the ball over a lot as a team. Claxton is not only the Nets' assist leader he is the only one with a decent AST:TO ratio. Egor Demin is too young an inexperienced to be a 3:1 AST:TO ratio PG and he's projected for around a 1.5:1 AST:TO ratio. The Raptors are forcing more turnovers vs last season. Brooklyn is averaging 17 turnovers per game at home. Scottie Barnes' over rate this season is just 4-6 and just 13-24, 35% since last season, but he is averaging 1.6 this season and is projected for 1.93 in this favorable situation.

Caesar’s. Nic Claxton has come alive for the Nets, clearing this line in the last five of six games. He’s seen an uptick of front court touches (34.5) and time of possession (2.5) in that span, as the Nets have been using him as a hub to initiate offense. Overall, Claxton has pushed past this line in all four games against teams outside the top 12 in paint points allowed. The Raptors rank 24th in that category, including the second highest frequency allowed of shots at the rim. Toronto also rank 22nd in assists allowed per game, and 27th in points plus assists allowed to centers.