Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers will take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-106 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 30 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 30 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 24 attempts from distance. Minnesota finished 72.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 26 of 36 tries. Moreover, Minnesota snagged 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Minnesota totaled 25 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 51.3% from the field on 39 of 76 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled 39 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 31 of their 42 shots for a rate of 73.8%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 75) and knocked down 9 out of their 29 shots from downtown.

Damian Lillard is one guy who came through in this game. Lillard finished the contest at 38.9% from the field and also recorded 6 dimes. He saw the court for 41 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He ended up scoring 27 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Portland will enter this game with a record of 19-18 this year. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Portland is snagging 43.2 boards per game and is sitting with 895 dimes so far this year, which is 25th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (472 of 1,235) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They average 112.8 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while connecting on 47.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0). The Trail Blazers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,520 of 3,218) and they concede 41.5 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 10th in the league in allowing assists with 938 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 129-126 when they faced the 76ers. The Pacers were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The 76ers committed 19 fouls in the game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 88.5%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 13 of their 36 tries (36.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished shooting 45 out of 95 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Pacers allowed the 76ers to make 48 out of their 98 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0% in this game. They finished 38.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 out of 36 and ended up going 19 of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Philadelphia to snag 46 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Buddy Hield ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers for the contest. Hield earned 24 points in his 41 mins on the court and accumulated 6 dimes for this game. He buried 9 of 22 for the contest for a rate of 40.9%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 21-18 this year. The Pacers are responsible for committing 21.5 fouls per game and they shoot 79.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.0 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.2 times per contest. Indiana has 4,517 pts for the season (115.8 per contest) and they pull in 42.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pacers are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in basketball.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the league in points given up per game with 116.1. They have forced 15.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (13th in basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 36.7% on three-point shots (486 of 1,325) and opponents are making 81.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.2 assists and 45.5 boards every game, which is 12th and 27th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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