Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Portland Trail Blazers are hitting the road to FTX Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Miami Heat.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 102-82 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 26 while the Suns finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Phoenix finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Phoenix recorded 22 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 35 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 40 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 15 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 38.0% field goal percentage (30 of 79) and converted 7 of 15 shots from distance.

Jerami Grant is one guy who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 14 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. Grant ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Portland enters this game with a mark of 6-3 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 16.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Portland is collecting 44.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 205 assists for the season, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 38.9% on three-point attempts (102 of 262) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.8 points per contest (24th in the NBA) while shooting 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 23.2 personal fouls. They give up 37.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.1). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (361 of 791) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 245 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 101-99 when they faced the Pacers. The Heat collected 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Pacers were called for 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to convert 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Miami buried 11 of their 39 attempts (28.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat shot 31 for 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3%. The Heat allowed the Pacers to knock down 37 of 80 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.3% for this game. They finished 30.8% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 39 and ended up going 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). Concerning rebounds, Miami permitted Indiana to snag 42 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat in this game. Herro recorded 29 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and tallied 5 assists in the game. He converted 8 out of 20 in the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 4-6 for the season. The Heat commit 20.3 fouls per contest while shooting 87.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.4 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. Miami has tallied 1,081 pts for the season (108.1 per game) and they grab 41.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the NBA.

The Miami defense allows 37.6% on 3-point attempts (142 of 378) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.1 assists and 43.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 15th and 14th in the league. The Heat on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (19th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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