San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/15/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers will meet the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

The Spurs played the Bucks and went home with a win by a final score of 111-93 in their last contest. San Antonio ended with a 50.6% FG percentage (43 out of 85) and converted 12 of their 31 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Spurs made 13 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 50 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists for the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 32.7% from the floor on 32 out of 98 shooting. Milwaukee totaled 22 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Milwaukee pulled down 48 boards (21 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 13 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 attempts. They also knocked down 12 of their 43 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Spurs walked away with 22 while the Bucks accumulated 14 fouls.

Keldon Johnson is someone who played a role for the game. He had 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and collected 2 rebounds. Johnson ended up shooting 52.9% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this one with a mark of 6-7 on the campaign. They average 113.5 points per outing (14th in basketball) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 37.9% on three-point shots (174 of 459) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling down 41.9 boards per game and is sitting with 381 dimes this season, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 17.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Spurs have forced 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 359 surrendered on the season. The Spurs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.4% (594 of 1,203) and they surrender 44.8 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 37.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.8).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 117-112 against the Mavericks. The Trail Blazers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks had 27 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 35 attempts. They were able to make 27 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland knocked down 13 of 31 attempts (41.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers shot 36 for 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.0%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Mavericks to convert 41 out of their 81 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.6% in the game. They finished shooting 32.6% from three-point range via 14 out of 43 and ended up going 21 of 26 at the charity stripe (80.8%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Dallas to collect 40 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Jerami Grant was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. He made 13 of 22 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Grant recorded 37 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this contest.

Portland has a record of 9-4 this year. The Trail Blazers have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.5 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.2 times per contest. Portland has 1,421 pts on the year (109.3 per game) and they collect 44.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 107.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (7th in the league). The Portland defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (160 of 453) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.1 dimes and 41.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 19th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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