Portland Trail Blazers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/14/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Monday, February 14, 2022
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: NBA TV
Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+14)
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-34) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (35-22). Milwaukee opens as 14-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 227.
The Trail Blazers faced off with the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 112-103 in their last game. Portland finished the game with a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and buried 15 of their 40 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 51 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 29 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the floor on 31 out of 81 shooting. New York doled out 41 assists and had 19 steals in the game. On top of that, New York totaled 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 blocks. New York finished 85.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 29 of 34 tries. They made 12 out of their 39 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 26 while the Knicks recorded 12 personal fouls.
Anfernee Simons is a player who came through for the matchup. Simons finished the contest at 47.8% from the floor and also recorded 8 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 11 of 23 shooting.
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Portland comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 23-34 on the year. They have an average of 107.7 points per contest (20th in the league) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.4% on shots from distance (767 of 2,167) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is snagging 43.9 boards per contest and has 1,300 dimes so far this year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.9 fouls per contest.
On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.3% on shots from distance and they are 25th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.0). The Trail Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (2,326 of 4,912) and they concede 43.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,487 surrendered for the season.
The last time they took the hardwood, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-107 when they faced the Suns. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Milwaukee permitted Phoenix to grab 34 in total (9 offensive). They finished 30.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 30 and finished the game at 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). The Bucks allowed the Suns to convert 51 of their 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 56.7% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Bucks ended up shooting 40 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Milwaukee converted 10 of their 38 attempts (26.3%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a clip of 68.0%. The Suns committed 8 personal fouls in this game which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Bucks were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the game.
Jrue Holiday was important for the Bucks in this contest. He converted 7 of 12 for the game for a rate of 58.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Holiday tallied 21 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in this matchup.
Milwaukee has a mark of 35-22 for the year. The Bucks have committed 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.4 times per game (20th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. Milwaukee has accumulated 6,435 points this season (112.9 per game) and they snag 46.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bucks are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 14th in the league.
The Milwaukee defense concedes 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (798 of 2,340) and their opponents are making 74.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.1 dimes and 44.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 22nd and 17th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.2. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (8th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (+14)
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