Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/6/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, December 6, 2021

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (11-13) are welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers (12-12) at Moda Center on Monday.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and took a loss by a score of 104-99 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 24 while the Kings accounted for 15 fouls. They converted 12 of their 34 attempts from long range. Sacramento ended up shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 25 tries. On top of that, Sacramento grabbed 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento earned 51 assists and had 19 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 41.9% from the field on 36 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this game as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 47 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers knocked down 18 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 38.2% field goal percentage (34 of 89) and converted 13 of 34 three-point attempts.

Marcus Morris is a player who was important for this contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. Morris finished 70.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a win-loss record of 12-12 on the year. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per contest and has 553 assists for the year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are shooting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (310 of 877) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 105.9 pts per game (21st in basketball) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are surrendering 34.0% on three-point shots and they are 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (105.0). The Clippers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (955 of 2,171) and they relinquish 46.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 536 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 145-117 when they faced the Celtics. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Celtics committed 11 fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to make 25 of them for a percentage of 78.1%. In relation to shooting from distance, Portland converted 8 of their 29 tries (27.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers ended up going 42 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 47.2%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Celtics to convert 49 of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3% for this game. They wrapped up this game 56.8% from distance via 21 of 37 and finished the contest at 26 out of 29 at the free throw line (89.7%). In relation to rebounding, Portland permitted Boston to pull down 35 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Dennis Smith ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this game. Smith totaled 21 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and added 6 assists in this game. He converted 7 out of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 11-13 on the season. The Trail Blazers have committed 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.3 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. Portland has accumulated 2,628 pts on the season (109.5 per contest) and they average 44.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 15th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.7. They have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (29th in the league). The Portland defense concedes 38.9% on 3-point shots (336 of 863) and opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 43.1 boards every game, which ranks 29th and 5th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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