Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, February 10, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers are welcoming the Oklahoma City Thunder at Moda Center on Friday.

The Thunder faced the Lakers and walked away with a win by a score of 133-130 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 18 while the Lakers recorded 19 personal fouls. They also made 14 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Los Angeles finished shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 26 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles totaled 41 rebounds (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles totaled 27 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 57.6% from the floor on 49 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 32 assists in this matchup as well as creating 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game with a 52.1% FG percentage (49 out of 94) and made 17 of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who was important in the matchup. He scored 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He played 38 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game at 52.9% from the field and also recorded 8 dimes.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the court with a record of 26-28 for the season. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,337 dimes for the year, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (664 of 1,816) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They average 117.6 points per game (3rd in the league) on 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder have forced 16.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are surrendering 36.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.6). The Thunder are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,266 of 4,821) and they relinquish 47.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,379 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 125-122 when they faced the Warriors. The Trail Blazers earned 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game. They turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Warriors earned 24 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to convert 31 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 96.9%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Portland converted 8 of 27 tries (29.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 43 for 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Warriors to bury 46 of their 97 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.4% for this game. They wrapped up this game 42.9% from 3-point land via 21 out of 49 and finished the contest at 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Portland allowed Golden State to grab 32 overall (10 offensive).

Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. He converted 8 of 21 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Lillard had 33 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 11 dimes for this contest.

Portland has a mark of 27-28 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.6 fouls every game and they hit 80.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. Portland has tallied 6,306 points on the campaign (114.7 per contest) and they pull in 41.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which is 7th in basketball.

The Portland defense gives up 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (656 of 1,789) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 41.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 26th and 3rd in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 114.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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