New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (-9)

The Portland Trail Blazers host the New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center on Monday. Portland opens this contest as 9-point dogs. The total comes in at 230.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 131-110 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 21 and the Clippers accounted for 14 fouls. They also converted 15 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles had 31 boards (2 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Los Angeles distributed 29 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Regarding defense, New Orleans allowed 52.0% from the floor on 39 out of 75 shooting. They also recorded 36 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 45 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pelicans made 8 of 9 shots for a rate of 88.9%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 53.1% field goal percentage (51 of 96) and made 21 of their 34 3-point shots.

Brandon Ingram is a guy who played a role for the contest. He racked up 32 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. Ingram finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and also recorded 13 assists.

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New Orleans will play this contest with a record of 37-37 on the season. They are averaging 114.2 pts per game (15th in the NBA) while hitting 47.9% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (814 of 2,261) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 43.6 boards per contest and has earned 1,918 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pelicans are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 12th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.7). The Pelicans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,032 of 6,403) and they concede 42.0 boards per game as a team. They are 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,839 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 124-96 when they faced the Bulls. The Trail Blazers corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Bulls had 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. Concerning 3-point shots, Portland converted 6 out of their 31 attempts (19.4%). Overall, the Trail Blazers went 37 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 43.0%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Bulls to convert 48 of 84 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1% for the contest. They went 60.7% from three-point range by going 17 out of 28 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). When discussing attacking the glass, Portland permitted Chicago to grab 47 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Shaedon Sharpe ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers in the game. He made 9 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Sharpe had 24 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 32-41 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is 12th in the league. Portland has totaled 8,334 points so far this season (114.2 per contest) and they pull in 41.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.1 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.3% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (26th in basketball). The Portland defense allows 37.5% on 3-point shots (890 of 2,374) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.4 dimes and 42.4 boards every game, which is ranked 29th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+9)

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