Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/2/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Portland Trail Blazers (25-36) are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (49-12).

The Trail Blazers played the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 124-92 in their last contest. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.4% FG percentage (34 out of 91) and converted 6 out of their 36 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 18 of their 26 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 42 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists for the matchup while creating 5 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In terms of the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the floor on 44 out of 86 shooting. Denver doled out 55 dimes and had 28 steals in the game. Moreover, Denver collected 47 rebounds (8 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Denver ended up going 77.4% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of 31 shots. They also made 12 out of their 37 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 25 and the Nuggets racked up 14 personal fouls.

Drew Eubanks is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He had 13 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and totaled 10 boards. Eubanks ended up going 66.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Portland comes into this game with a mark of 25-36 on the campaign. They are averaging 107.7 points per contest (21st in the NBA) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 35.1% on 3-pointers (813 of 2,313) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling down 43.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,391 assists on the year, which ranks 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 fouls. They give up 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.6). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,490 of 5,260) and they concede 43.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,589 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns went home defeated by a final of 118-114 when they played the Jazz. The Suns corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Jazz had 9 personal fouls for this game which got the Suns to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Phoenix made 13 of 28 tries (46.4%). In all, the Suns finished the game shooting 44 for 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.2%. The Suns allowed the Jazz to convert 44 of 94 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.8% for this contest. They finished 42.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 17 out of 40 and ended up shooting 13 of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Phoenix allowed Utah to collect 27 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns in this matchup. Booker recorded 30 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 24 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 49-12 this season. The Suns are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.0 times per game (5th in the league) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. Phoenix has totaled 6,932 points so far this season (113.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA.

The Phoenix defense surrenders 33.2% from downtown (695 of 2,094) and opponents are making 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.2 assists and 44.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 2nd and 15th in the league. The Suns are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 105.9. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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