Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/4/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Indiana Pacers are on their way to Moda Center on Sunday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Pacers faced off with the Kings and took a loss by a score of 137-114 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 21 while the Kings finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They converted 16 out of their 43 attempts from beyond the arc. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 86.2% from the free throw line by making 25 of their 29 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento collected 58 rebounds (11 offensive, 47 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Sacramento recorded 28 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the floor on 48 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for this game while creating 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 22 of 30 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Indiana ended with a 40.0% FG percentage (40 out of 100) and knocked down 12 of their 37 3-point shots.

Jalen Smith is one player who came through in this contest. He had 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played for 19 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. Smith went 80.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Indiana comes into this game with a win-loss record of 12-9 for the year. They average 115.6 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 35.7% on 3-point shots (306 of 856) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 43.7 boards per contest and has tallied 589 assists so far this season, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 532 conceded for the campaign. The Pacers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (859 of 1,846) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 36.6% from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (115.4).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 128-109 against the Lakers. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Los Angeles to snag 48 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.8% from downtown by going 14 out of 37 and ended up going 18 of 26 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Lakers to knock down 48 out of 97 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% in the game. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 42 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Portland buried 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. The Lakers had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this game.

Jerami Grant ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in this game. He made 10 out of 23 for this contest for a field goal rate of 43.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Grant tallied 27 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 5 assists for this contest.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 11-11 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in basketball. Portland has 2,415 points so far this year (109.8 per game) and they average 42.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.6 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 15.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.7 fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense concedes 36.0% on 3-point shots (270 of 749) and their opponents are making 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 26.8 dimes and 41.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 26th and 7th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 111.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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