Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 124-113 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 20 and the Hornets finished the game with 21 fouls. They made 12 of their 36 attempts from 3-point land. Charlotte went 76.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 25 tries. In addition, Charlotte pulled down 45 boards (18 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Charlotte distributed 25 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 39.8% from the field on 41 of 103 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 24 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (43 out of 86) and knocked down 14 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Jerami Grant is someone who came through in this contest. Grant finished the game shooting 63.2% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played 37 mins played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up scoring 32 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Portland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-16 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is collecting 43.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 826 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 38.5% on shots from downtown (437 of 1,136) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.3 pts per contest (18th in the league) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 fouls. They surrender 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (1,405 of 2,969) and they concede 41.5 boards per game as a group. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists with 868 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 112-107 when they played the Jazz. The Warriors pulled down 41 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the contest. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Jazz earned 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 22 of them for a rate of 81.5%. Concerning shots from downtown, Golden State made 16 of their 45 tries (35.6%). Overall, the Warriors finished shooting 37 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 42.5%. The Warriors permitted the Jazz to bury 37 of 91 attempts from the field which had them at 40.7% in this matchup. They shot 32.6% from three-point range by going 15 out of 46 and ended up shooting 18 out of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). In the matter of rebounds, Golden State permitted Utah to pull down 50 overall (10 offensive).

Jordan Poole pitched in for the Warriors in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 22 in the game for a field goal rate of 31.8%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Poole accumulated 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 18-18 on the year. The Warriors are committing 22.1 fouls per game and they go 79.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.2 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.9 times per game. Golden State has earned 4,189 points this season (116.4 per game) and they collect 43.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Warriors are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is 13th in the NBA.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 26th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.0. They have forced 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Golden State defense gives up 35.5% on three-point shots (468 of 1,319) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.3 assists and 44.1 boards per game, which is ranked 17th and 22nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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