Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Portland Trail Blazers are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Trail Blazers played the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 119-111 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 17 and the Bucks recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 64.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 25 shots. In addition, Milwaukee pulled down 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee doled out 31 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 47 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 40 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 15 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Portland ended the contest with a 47.3% FG percentage (44 out of 93) and converted 8 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Jerami Grant is one guy who was a contributor for this game. Grant finished the contest at 37.5% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He notched 18 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Portland enters this matchup with a mark of 10-7 this season. They average 109.9 points per game (21st in basketball) while going 46.7% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 37.8% on three-point shots (203 of 537) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 395 assists on the season, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 22.5 fouls. They give up 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 7th in basketball in opponents PPG (108.9). The Trail Blazers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (682 of 1,467) and they concede 41.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 459 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 114-102 against the Hawks. The Cavaliers recorded 34 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Hawks were called for 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Cleveland converted 10 of their 19 tries (52.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 42 for 70 from the floor which had them sitting at 60.0%. The Cavaliers allowed the Hawks to make 38 out of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.7% for this game. They went 32.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 11 of 34 and finished the game at 15 of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Cleveland allowed Atlanta to grab 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Jarrett Allen ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in the game. He buried 3 of 5 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Allen racked up 8 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the game.

Cleveland has a record of 11-6 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the NBA. Cleveland has totaled 1,965 points on the year (115.6 per contest) and they snag 44.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per game and they shoot 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 108.2. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (8th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-pointers (201 of 561) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 23.6 assists and 39.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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