Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (14-33) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (20-28) at Paycom Center on Monday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 132-112 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 21 while the Mavericks recorded 8 fouls. They also made 16 of 36 attempts from beyond the arc. Dallas finished shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 26 attempts. In addition, Dallas grabbed 39 rebounds (6 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 1 block. Dallas doled out 45 dimes and had 35 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 54.5% from the floor on 48 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 14 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 60.9%. Portland ended having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 82) and made 14 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Anfernee Simons is one guy who came through in this matchup. Simons ended up going 64.3% from the floor and distributed 7 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Portland will enter this game with a record of 20-28 for the year. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is collecting 43.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,097 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 36.0% on shots from downtown (655 of 1,821) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.5 points per outing (16th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 37.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 27th in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,972 of 4,155) and they concede 43.5 boards per game as a team. They are 27th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,237 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 111-110 when they played the Bulls. The Thunder collected 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Bulls earned 16 fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City knocked down 16 of their 45 attempts (35.6%). In all, the Thunder finished shooting 38 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. The Thunder allowed the Bulls to bury 41 out of 89 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.1% for the game. They shot 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 39 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Chicago to pull down 41 in all (10 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 31 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 assists for the game. He knocked down 9 of 17 in the game giving him a rate of 52.9%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 14-33 for the campaign. As an offense, the Thunder are hitting on 41.6% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Oklahoma City has totaled 4,726 pts so far this year (100.6 per game) and they average 45.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.9 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Thunder are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 35.0% on 3-point shots (635 of 1,816) and their opponents are converting on 74.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.3 dimes and 48.8 boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 30th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.9. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (10th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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