New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The New Orleans Pelicans (32-43) are headed to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (27-48).

The Pelicans faced off with the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 116-108 in their last game. New Orleans finished the contest with a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 of 91) and made 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 19 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 79.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 2 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the floor on 42 out of 80 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 39 dimes and had 26 steals for the contest. In addition, Los Angeles grabbed 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 1 block. Los Angeles finished shooting 62.5% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 shots. They also made 14 of 35 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 13 while the Lakers had 15 personal fouls.

Brandon Ingram is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Ingram shot 58.8% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes. He was on the court for 26 mins and also collected 7 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this matchup with a record of 32-43 on the campaign. They are averaging 108.8 points per contest (21st in basketball) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 33.3% on 3-pointers (806 of 2,423) and 78.8% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 45.5 boards per contest and has totaled 1,872 dimes this year, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pelicans are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They concede 35.9% from beyond the arc while they are 14th in the league in opponents points per game (109.8). The Pelicans defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (3,001 of 6,431) and they relinquish 42.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 13th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,822 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-131 against the Thunder. When discussing cleaning the glass, Portland permitted Oklahoma City to pull down 38 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 44.4% from downtown by shooting 20 out of 45 and finished the contest at 18 out of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Thunder to convert 48 out of their 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.3% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 51 for 112 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Portland made 20 out of their 50 tries (40.0%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. The Thunder were called for 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 17 steals in this matchup. The Trail Blazers snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup.

Drew Eubanks pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He knocked down 12 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 14 rebounds. Eubanks accumulated 27 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists for the game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 27-48 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks 26th in basketball. Portland has totaled 8,055 pts this season (107.4 per contest) and they collect 43.5 boards per game. They are getting an assist 22.8 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 20.8 fouls per game and they go 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (1,042 of 2,796) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.7 assists and 44.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 30th and 17th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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