Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 4/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, April 1, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-49) are en route to AT&T Center on Friday where they will play the San Antonio Spurs (31-45).

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Pelicans and ended up losing by a score of 117-107 in their last contest. Portland ended the game having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (39 of 85) and converted 14 of their 42 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 15 of 18 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 51.3% from the field on 40 out of 78 shooting. New Orleans earned 40 dimes and had 26 steals for this contest. Additionally, New Orleans snagged 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New Orleans went 79.5% from the free throw line by making 31 of 39 tries. They also buried 6 of 24 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 27 while the Pelicans finished the game with 14 fouls.

Drew Eubanks is one player who was a factor for this contest. Eubanks finished the game at 83.3% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played for 31 mins played and grabbed 9 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.

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Portland comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 27-49 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 20.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is collecting 43.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,738 dimes this season, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (974 of 2,808) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 107.4 points per outing (23rd in the league) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,031 relinquished so far this year. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.8% (3,127 of 6,545) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.9).

For their last game, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 112-111 against the Grizzlies. The Spurs pulled down 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Grizzlies earned 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 81.3%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, San Antonio converted 14 out of 35 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs ended up shooting 42 for 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Spurs permitted the Grizzlies to convert 44 out of their 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.4% in the matchup. They shot 41.0% from downtown by shooting 16 out of 39 and finished the game at 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Memphis to snag 28 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Spurs in the game. Murray scored 33 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup. He converted 12 of 20 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 13 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 31-45 for the season. The Spurs are committing 18.1 fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.9 times per game (1st in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. San Antonio has 8,585 points on the campaign (113.0 per contest) and they grab 45.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Spurs are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 35.9% on three-point shots (906 of 2,522) and opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.9 dimes and 46.9 boards every game, which is 9th and 25th in basketball. The Spurs on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.3. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (22nd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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