Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Washington Wizards (29-35) are on their way to Moda Center on Saturday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (25-40).

The Wizards played the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (41 of 87) and converted 10 of their 27 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 26 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding defending, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 43 out of 86 shooting. Los Angeles earned 41 assists and had 21 steals for the game. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Los Angeles ended up going 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 13 shots. They made 16 of 32 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 13 while the Clippers had 12 personal fouls.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is one guy who played a role for the contest. Caldwell-Pope finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also collected 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Washington enters this contest with a mark of 29-35 for the campaign. They average 108.1 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) while shooting 46.8% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (670 of 1,980) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 43.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,573 dimes this season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are forcing 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,490 conceded on the campaign. The Wizards are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,611 of 5,688) and they concede 44.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 17th in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 123-85 against the Jazz. When it comes to rebounding, Portland permitted Utah to get 44 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.0% from downtown by going 17 of 46 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Jazz to convert 42 out of their 81 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers ended up going 29 for 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, Portland buried 9 out of their 36 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.8%. The Jazz committed 9 personal fouls for the contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers earned 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game.

Trendon Watford ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 3 rebounds. Watford scored 22 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Portland has a win-loss record of 25-40 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is ranked 26th in the NBA. Portland has scored 6,946 pts this year (106.9 per game) and they average 43.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.6 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in points given up per game with 113.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (28th in basketball). The Portland defense surrenders 37.0% on 3-point attempts (893 of 2,412) and opponents are making 76.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.3 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 30th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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