Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (23-23) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (18-26) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 104-92 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 22 and the Heat recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 12 of their 35 attempts from distance. Miami went 72.0% at the free throw line by making 18 of 25 shots. Moreover, Miami snagged 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Miami earned 43 assists and had 24 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 37 out of 80 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 12 of 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (33 of 81) and converted 14 of their 46 shots from distance.

Anfernee Simons is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished with 27 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and grabbed 3 boards. Simons finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 7 dimes.

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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-26 on the season. They average 108.3 points per game (16th in basketball) while connecting on 44.6% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (591 of 1,677) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 993 dimes so far this year, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,128 relinquished on the year. The Trail Blazers are allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (1,812 of 3,805) and they concede 43.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 26th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (112.3).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 111-102 when they played the Hornets. Concerning how they rebounded, Boston allowed Charlotte to snag 36 in all (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 41.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 39 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Celtics permitted the Hornets to bury 42 out of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics finished 39 for 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Boston converted 14 of their 46 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. The Hornets earned 15 fouls for this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Celtics were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup.

Dennis Schröder ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for the contest. Schröder totaled 24 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 23-23 so far this season. The Celtics commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 4,945 points on the season (107.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 105.8. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (7th in the league). The Boston defense gives up 34.5% on shots from distance (561 of 1,624) and their opponents are converting on 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 22.0 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 2nd and 17th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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