Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Sunday, November 27, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+6)

The Brooklyn Nets welcome the Portland Trail Blazers at Barclays Center on Sunday. Portland opens this matchup as 6-point underdogs. The total comes in at 222.5.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Knicks and went home with a win by a final score of 132-129 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the game with a 49.4% FG percentage (42 out of 85) and made 10 of their 32 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 38 of 51 shots for a rate of 74.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 assists for this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 46 out of 105 shooting. New York earned 27 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, New York collected 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. New York went 85.7% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 28 tries. They also made 13 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 24 while the Knicks recorded 35 fouls.

Jerami Grant is one player who came through for this contest. He notched 44 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and snagged 1 rebound. Grant finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Portland will enter this game with a win-loss record of 11-8 so far this year. They average 110.4 points per outing (19th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.7% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 37.7% on 3-point shots (226 of 600) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling in 42.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 447 assists so far this season, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 508 surrendered on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (769 of 1,646) and they concede 41.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 35.3% from beyond the arc and they are 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.3).

The last time they took the court, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-117 against the Pacers. In relation to how they rebounded, Brooklyn allowed Indiana to collect 41 overall (5 on the offensive side). They went 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 of 34 and ended up going 30 of 38 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Nets permitted the Pacers to knock down 43 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% for the matchup. In all, the Nets went 47 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 53.4%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Brooklyn converted 15 of their 41 attempts (36.6%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 80.0%. The Pacers committed 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 2 steals for the contest. The Nets collected 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest.

Kevin Durant was important for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 15 of 31 in this contest for a field goal rate of 48.4%, and had 9 rebounds. Durant totaled 36 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 8 assists for the game.

Brooklyn has a mark of 9-11 for the year. The Nets have committed 22.1 fouls every game and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Brooklyn has scored 2,233 points for the year (111.7 per game) and they snag 40.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nets are connecting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in basketball.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 38.0% on 3-point attempts (263 of 693) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 23.8 dimes and 45.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 9th and 23rd in the league. The Nets are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (1st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-6)

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