Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, March 25, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (27-45) will meet the Houston Rockets (18-55) on Friday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-91 in their last game. Houston ended the game having earned a 40.2% field goal percentage (33 of 82) and made 4 of their 28 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 21 of 28 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 45 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 48.8% from the floor on 42 of 86 shooting. Dallas distributed 42 dimes and had 24 steals in this game. Moreover, Dallas collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Dallas shot 81.8% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 22 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 21 while the Mavericks accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Alperen Sengün is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He had 14 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 22 mins played and also grabbed 11 boards. Sengün finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Houston heads into this one with a record of 18-55 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 16.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,702 dimes on the season, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are shooting 34.6% on three-point shots (967 of 2,796) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They average 108.7 pts per game (18th in the league) while going 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Rockets have forced 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 22.3 personal fouls. They rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,873 conceded on the year. The Rockets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (3,170 of 6,565) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are 30th in the league in points per game from their opponents (118.1).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 133-96 when they faced the Spurs. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Portland allowed San Antonio to get 39 in all (14 offensive). They finished shooting 43.2% from beyond the perimeter via 19 out of 44 and finished the game at 22 out of 24 at the charity stripe (91.7%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Spurs to knock down 46 out of 94 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9% for the contest. In all, the Trail Blazers shot 36 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.3%. With respect to shots from downtown, Portland knocked down 7 out of 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 94.4%. The Spurs earned 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 18 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup.

Drew Eubanks pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the contest. Eubanks scored 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for the contest. He buried 8 of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 27-45 this year. The Trail Blazers commit 20.8 fouls per game and they shoot 76.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 7,720 pts this season (107.2 per contest) and they average 43.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which ranks 25th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 27th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.5. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (28th in basketball). The Portland defense concedes 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (988 of 2,671) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.6 assists and 44.5 boards per game, which ranks them 30th and 18th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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