San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-44) will play the San Antonio Spurs (28-44) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Spurs played the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 110-108 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Spurs finished with 18 and the Warriors racked up 15 fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. Golden State shot 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, Golden State collected 37 rebounds (20 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Golden State earned 57 dimes and had 26 steals in this game. In reference to defending, San Antonio allowed 45.6% from the floor on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this game in addition to forcing 1 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 44 with 17 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spurs buried 19 of 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. San Antonio finished the game having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (38 out of 98) and buried 15 out of their 40 3-point shots.

Josh Richardson is one guy who came through in the game. He notched 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and totaled 2 boards. Richardson finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 28-44 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.7 points per game (8th in the league) on 46.5% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (805 of 2,297) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 45.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,013 assists on the year, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,724 relinquished on the season. The Spurs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (3,089 of 6,572) and they surrender 47.1 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.6).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 119-115 against the Pistons. When it comes to attacking the glass, Portland permitted Detroit to get 36 in all (12 on the offensive side). They shot 25.7% from 3-point land by going 9 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 34 of 41 at the free throw line (82.9%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Pistons to make 36 out of 85 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers shot 37 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 42.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland knocked down 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 37 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.5%. The Pistons earned 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 49 tries. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 15 steals in this matchup. The Trail Blazers pulled down 30 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this game.

Brandon Williams ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 35.3%, and had 6 rebounds. Williams scored 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 27-44 this season. The Trail Blazers commit 20.8 fouls every game and they go 75.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. Portland has accounted for 7,624 pts this season (107.4 per game) and they collect 43.5 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in basketball.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.2. They have forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (28th in basketball). The Portland defense allows 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (969 of 2,627) and their opponents are converting on 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.5 assists and 44.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 30th and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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