New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (22-34) will take on the New York Knicks (25-31) at Moda Center on Saturday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and walked away with a win by a score of 116-114 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 18 while the Warriors recorded 7 personal fouls. They also knocked down 15 out of their 45 tries from beyond the arc. Golden State went 88.2% from the free throw line by making 15 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Golden State distributed 38 assists and had 27 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the floor on 42 of 91 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 51 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks buried 24 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. New York walked away from the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 90) and knocked down 14 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Julius Randle is someone who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 28 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 16 rebounds. Randle ended up shooting 43.5% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists.

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New York will enter this game with a mark of 25-31 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is grabbing 46.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,201 dimes for the season, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are connecting on 35.4% on three-point shots (727 of 2,054) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They average 104.8 points per contest (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,369 conceded for the campaign. The Knicks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (2,147 of 4,846) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 8th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (106.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 107-105 when they faced the Lakers. In relation to attacking the glass, Portland allowed Los Angeles to snag 35 overall (3 on the offensive side). They shot 45.9% from three-point range via 17 of 37 and finished the game at 6 out of 13 from the charity stripe (46.2%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Lakers to knock down 41 out of their 74 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.4% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 42 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 47.2%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Portland made 10 of their 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. The Lakers were called for 21 fouls for this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 15 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest.

Anfernee Simons was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. Simons racked up 29 points in his 38 mins on the court and totaled 5 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 11 of 23 in this contest giving him a rate of 47.8%, but didn't pull down a board.

Portland has a mark of 22-34 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 23rd in the league. Portland has accumulated 6,025 points for the campaign (107.6 per game) and they average 43.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 76.1% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the league in points allowed per contest with 112.2. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (29th in the NBA). The Portland defense surrenders 37.4% on three-point shots (771 of 2,062) and opponents are knocking down 75.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.2 dimes and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 30th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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