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Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Final — October 23, 2026

Toronto Raptors logo
Toronto Raptors
112
Top scorer Kawhi Leonard65 games
FINAL
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
102
Top scorer Anthony Davis20 games
Friday, October 23 · 7:10 PM ET
TOROffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)WAS
15th113.9
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
108.828th
20th114.6
PPG
112.925th
TORDefenseWAS
7th111.1
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
120.329th
9th111.8
Opp PPG
124.929th
TORTeamWAS
11th+2.8
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
−11.530th
TORLast 10 gamesWAS
-4-4-4-4+43+43+43+43+43+43
Game by game
-1-1-1+12+12+12+12+12+12+12
6-4
Last 10
7-3
+242
Net points
+81
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
TORRest & travelWAS
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
350 mi563 km
Travel to the game
Home
TORKey injuriesWAS
None listed
Players out or limited
AJ Dybantsa FOut
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Raptors visited the Wizards on Friday, October 23 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Raptors scored 114.6 points per game (20th of 30) and allowed 111.8 (9th). The Wizards scored 112.9 points per game (25th of 30) and allowed 124.9 (29th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Raptors 113.9 (15th), Wizards 108.8 (28th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Raptors 111.1 (7th), Wizards 120.3 (29th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Raptors +2.8 (11th), Wizards −11.5 (30th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Raptors closed as 8.5-point road favorites, with the Wizards getting the points at home. The spread opened at Raptors -4.5. The total closed at 236.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Raptors -337, Wizards +268) prices the Raptors at 74% and the Wizards at 26%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Toronto Raptors 112, Washington Wizards 102

Toronto Raptors won by 10.

  • Against the closing spread (Washington Wizards +8.5): Toronto Raptors covered.
  • Combined score 214 vs the closing total of 236.5: Under.
  • Toronto Raptors closed at -337 on the moneyline (a 74% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 4
OpenWizards +4.5 (-111)
Raptors -4.5 (-109)
CloseWizards +8.5 (-110)
Raptors -8.5 (-111)
Totalup 1
Open235.5 (o -112 / u -107)
Close236.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenRaptors -162 59%
Wizards +136 41%
CloseRaptors -337 74%
Wizards +268 26%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Toronto Raptors logo
Raptors
65 games · Kawhi Leonard
  • Points per game27.96th
  • Rebounds per game6.461st
  • Assists per game3.685th
  • Minutes per game32.1
57 games · RJ Barrett
  • Points per game19.350th
  • Rebounds per game5.3101st
  • Assists per game3.3100th
  • Minutes per game30.3
Washington Wizards logo
Wizards
20 games · Anthony Davis
  • Points per game20.439th
  • Rebounds per game11.16th
  • Assists per game2.8125th
  • Minutes per game31.3
15 games · Trae Young
  • Points per game17.9
  • Rebounds per game2.0
  • Assists per game8.0
  • Minutes per game25.6

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Raptors won 10 and the Wizards 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Feb 28, 2026Raptors 134, Wizards 125
Raptors won

Dec 26, 2025Raptors 117, Wizards 138
Wizards won

Nov 21, 2025Wizards 110, Raptors 140
Raptors won

Mar 24, 2025Raptors 112, Wizards 104
Raptors won

Mar 10, 2025Wizards 104, Raptors 119
Raptors won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Toronto Raptors

Washington Wizards

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