Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 4/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ROOT SPORTS

AT&T Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (32-45) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (27-50) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-111 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 20 and the Spurs had 14 fouls. They buried 16 out of their 37 attempts from downtown. San Antonio ended up going 78.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 28 shots. Additionally, San Antonio totaled 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 2 rejections. San Antonio doled out 44 assists and had 34 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 56.8% from the floor on 46 of 81 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 6 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 14 of 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Portland wrapped up the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and made 15 of their 35 shots from downtown.

Keon Johnson is one player who was important for the matchup. He notched 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. Johnson finished 53.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Portland will play this game with a record of 27-50 for the year. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Portland is grabbing 43.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,765 assists for the season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 34.8% on three-point shots (989 of 2,843) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 107.4 pts per contest (24th in the league) on 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They concede 37.2% on three-point shots and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.1). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (3,173 of 6,626) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,065 conceded on the season.

When they last played, the Spurs walked away with a victory by a final of 130-111 against the Trail Blazers. The Spurs earned 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers committed 10 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.6%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, San Antonio made 16 out of their 37 attempts (43.2%). When all was said and done, the Spurs shot 46 out of 81 from the floor which had them shooting 56.8%. The Spurs allowed the Trail Blazers to make 41 out of their 92 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.6% for the matchup. They finished 42.9% from behind the 3-point line via 15 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). With respect to rebounds, San Antonio allowed Portland to collect 30 overall (12 offensive).

Keldon Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in the matchup. Johnson totaled 21 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 6 dimes for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 32-45 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the NBA. San Antonio has 8,715 points this season (113.2 per contest) and they grab 45.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 28.0 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game. The Spurs commit 18.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense allows 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (921 of 2,557) and opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 23.9 dimes and 46.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 26th in the NBA. The Spurs defensively are ranked 24th in the league in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (21st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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