Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, April 8, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ROOT SPORTS

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks (50-30) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (27-52) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 98-94 in their last game. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (35 of 83) and made 11 of 32 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in the game while creating 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 39 of 81 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 47 assists and had 15 steals in this game. Additionally, Oklahoma City pulled down 34 boards (13 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 22 attempts. They also converted 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 19 while the Thunder had 16 fouls.

Keon Johnson is one player who came through for the matchup. Johnson shot 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes. He played 36 mins played and grabbed 6 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Portland heads into this one with a record of 27-52 for the season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Portland is grabbing 43.4 boards per game and has 1,811 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.8% from downtown (1,016 of 2,920) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 107.1 pts per contest (26th in the NBA) while shooting 44.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are conceding 37.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.8). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (3,250 of 6,791) and they concede 44.4 boards per game as a team. They rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,105 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 131-113 when they played the Pistons. In regard to cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted Detroit to collect 31 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.7% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 30 and finished the game at 32 of 35 from the charity stripe (91.4%). The Mavericks allowed the Pistons to knock down 35 of their 82 attempts from the field which had them at 42.7% for this contest. Overall, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 45 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.3%. In terms of shots from downtown, Dallas buried 15 of 33 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.5%. The Pistons had 10 fouls for the contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Mavericks pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game.

Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for the game. Brunson earned 24 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He converted 9 of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 50-30 this season. As an offense, the Mavericks are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in basketball. Dallas has totaled 8,600 points this year (107.5 per game) and they snag 42.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 23.2 times per game (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point shots (877 of 2,572) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 23.5 dimes and 43.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 6th and 12th in basketball. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 104.9. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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