Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+11)

The Indiana Pacers (9-6) host the Portland Trail Blazers (4-11) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday. Indiana opens this matchup as 11-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 240.

The Trail Blazers played the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 121-105 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (47 out of 92) and converted 17 of their 39 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 10 of 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 assists in this contest while forcing 21 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 46.8% from the floor on 37 out of 79 shooting. Utah recorded 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Utah snagged 44 boards (14 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Utah finished the game at 80.8% from the free throw line by making 21 of 26 shots. They converted 10 out of their 31 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 21 and the Jazz totaled 13 fouls.

Jerami Grant is one guy who was important for this contest. Grant finished the game at 76.9% from the field and distributed 4 dimes. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Portland enters this game with a record of 4-11 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Portland is grabbing 40.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 330 assists on the season, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 32.4% on three-point attempts (162 of 500) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 104.4 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 43.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 16.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 399 relinquished on the season. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.2% (630 of 1,280) and they concede 45.5 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 35.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.0).

In their last game, the Pacers got the victory with a final of 136-113 against the Pistons. The Pacers were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Pistons were called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Indiana made 16 of 38 attempts (42.1%). When the game finished, the Pacers went 49 out of 102 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.0%. The Pacers permitted the Pistons to make 43 out of 90 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.8% for this game. They finished 38.9% from downtown via 7 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). In reference to rebounding, Indiana permitted Detroit to collect 43 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up having an impact for the Pacers for the contest. He knocked down 9 out of 23 in this game for a rate of 39.1%, and earned 2 rebounds. Haliburton had 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 10 dimes for this contest.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 9-6 this year. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league. Indiana has accumulated 1,932 points for the year (128.8 per contest) and they pull down 40.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 30.3 times per game (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 22.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.3% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense surrenders 39.1% on 3-point shots (151 of 386) and their opponents are making 85.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.0 assists and 43.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 16th in the league. The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 125.5. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (+11)

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