Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/20/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Indiana Pacers (24-47) are welcoming the Portland Trail Blazers (26-43) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-123 in their last contest. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (48 out of 96) and converted 13 of 35 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 14 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 37 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 29 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In reference to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 58.4% from the field on 45 of 77 shooting. Brooklyn earned 45 assists and had 24 steals in this game. In addition, Brooklyn pulled down 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Brooklyn shot 84.8% from the charity stripe by converting 28 of their 33 shots. They knocked down 10 of their 25 attempts from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 26 while the Nets recorded 21 personal fouls.

Brandon Williams is someone who was important in this game. He walked away with 24 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and snagged 6 boards. Williams ended up going 52.6% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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Portland enters this matchup with a mark of 26-43 on the season. They are averaging 107.3 pts per contest (23rd in the NBA) while going 44.5% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 35.1% on three-point attempts (901 of 2,569) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and has tallied 1,568 assists on the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,818 surrendered this year. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.5% (2,822 of 5,947) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 27th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.0).

In their last game, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 121-118 against the Rockets. In the matter of rebounding, Indiana allowed Houston to collect 37 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 44.4% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 27 and ended up shooting 28 of 32 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Pacers allowed the Rockets to make 39 of their 79 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 49.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers went 47 for 101 from the floor which had them shooting 46.5%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Indiana buried 14 of their 43 attempts (32.6%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.4%. The Rockets committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Pacers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the game.

Goga Bitadze was important for the Pacers in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Bitadze totaled 23 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 24-47 for the season. The Pacers commit 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 76.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (12th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 7,859 points so far this year (110.7 per game) and they grab 44.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pacers are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 16th in basketball.

The Pacers are ranked 24th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.4. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (27th in the league). The Indiana defense gives up 36.3% on 3-pointers (823 of 2,268) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.2 dimes and 43.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 13th and 9th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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