The Toronto Raptors are better than the Washington Wizards. They’re 7.5 games ahead of them in the standings a little over halfway into the season. Toronto ranks fourth in the NBA in offensive rating and third in defensive rating; Washington is 12th and 13th respectively.
At 15-11, the Raptors are one of only seven NBA teams with a .500 or better record on the road. Couple all of that with the fact that the Wizards just lost their ostensible franchise player [extreme Bradley Beal side-eye] in John Wall for the next couple of months and it would seem like this game is one the Raptors should be poised to win.