Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-54) will compete against the Utah Jazz (48-33) at Moda Center on Sunday.

The Jazz faced off with the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 111-105 in their last game. Utah ended having earned a 39.8% FG percentage (35 out of 88) and converted 11 of their 38 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Jazz made 24 of their 33 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 44 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defending, Utah allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 46 of 92 shooting. Phoenix doled out 46 assists and had 27 steals for this game. Additionally, Phoenix had 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Phoenix ended up going 86.7% from the free throw line by making 13 of 15 tries. They also converted 6 out of their 19 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 18 and the Suns finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. Bogdanovic finished the contest at 38.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Utah will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 48-33 on the season. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is snagging 46.2 boards per game and has racked up 1,813 dimes so far this year, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 36.2% on three-point attempts (1,183 of 3,272) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.6 pts per game (7th in basketball) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Jazz have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists with 1,896 relinquished for the campaign. The Jazz defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (3,283 of 7,235) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-78 when they faced the Mavericks. The Trail Blazers recorded 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Mavericks were called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Portland made 7 of their 32 attempts (21.9%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 31 for 83 from the floor which had them shooting 37.3%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Mavericks to make 42 of their 79 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.2% in this game. They went 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 20 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). In regard to rebounding, Portland allowed Dallas to grab 42 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Ben McLemore was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. He made 5 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, but couldn't coral a rebound. McLemore tallied 14 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this contest.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 27-54 for the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 21.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.0 times per game (26th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. Portland has accumulated 8,631 pts this year (106.6 per contest) and they pull in 43.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which is 26th in the NBA.

The Portland defense gives up 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,120 of 3,010) and opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.7 dimes and 44.5 boards per game, which ranks 30th and 20th in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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