Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-2)

The Portland Trail Blazers will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers at Moda Center on Thursday. Cleveland opens this matchup as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 228.

The Cavaliers faced the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 116-114 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 25 while the Jazz accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 36 attempts from downtown. Utah walked away from this one shooting 81.1% at the free throw line by burying 30 of their 37 shots. In addition, Utah collected 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Utah earned 21 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Cleveland allowed 43.7% from the floor on 38 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 20 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Cleveland finished with a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 of 90) and made 10 out of their 37 three-point shots.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He had 46 points on 14 out of 27 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. Mitchell finished shooting 51.9% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists.

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Cleveland comes into this one with a record of 26-16 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling down 42.5 boards per contest and has totaled 988 assists this year, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (486 of 1,340) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.5 points per game (26th in the NBA) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists with 955 surrendered so far this year. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (1,633 of 3,538) and they surrender 40.5 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (106.8).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-106 against the Magic. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Magic committed 20 fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. With regard to shots from downtown, Portland knocked down 6 of 35 attempts (17.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers went 42 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Magic to make 40 of 78 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.3% for the matchup. They finished 37.5% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 24 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Portland allowed Orlando to get 35 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Lillard scored 30 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this contest. He made 12 out of 25 in the game for a rate of 48.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 19-21 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the league. Portland has scored 4,482 pts for the year (112.1 per game) and they pull in 43.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.2 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.8 times per game. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls every game and they go 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.0. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in the NBA). The Portland defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (458 of 1,276) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.1 assists and 41.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 3rd in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Portland (+2) and under 228 points

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