Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+10)

The Portland Trail Blazers (33-49 last year) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (44-38 last season). Los Angeles opens this contest as 10-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 228.5.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 157-101 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 9 while the Warriors had 18 personal fouls. They also buried 27 of their 49 shots from downtown. Golden State finished 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 16 shots. In addition, Golden State collected 58 rebounds (9 offensive, 49 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Golden State distributed 47 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 60.4% from the floor on 58 of 96 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 16 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Portland finished the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (38 out of 95) and knocked down 9 of 35 shots from distance.

Skylar Mays is one guy who was a factor in this contest. Mays finished shooting 41.2% from the field and distributed 12 dimes. He was on the court for 41 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He was able to score 21 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Portland will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 33-49 last season. They had an average of 113.4 points per game (19th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Trail Blazers hit on 36.5% on 3-point shots (1,056 of 2,893) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland collected 40.5 rebounds per contest and tallied 1,981 assists throughout last year, which had them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They turned it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit committed 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Trail Blazers forced 13.5 turnovers per contest and they drew 20.5 fouls. They gave up 37.9% on shots from downtown while they were 23rd in the league in points per game from their opponents (117.4). The Trail Blazers defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.1% (3,522 of 7,176) and they surrendered 43.2 boards per game as a squad. They were 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,214 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 136-130 against the Suns. The Clippers collected 29 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Suns earned 27 fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 37 shots. They were able to convert 31 of those for a clip of 83.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 13 of their 36 tries (36.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers went 43 for 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Clippers allowed the Suns to convert 51 of their 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.3% for this contest. They shot 50.0% from distance by shooting 13 out of 26 and ended up shooting 21 of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). When discussing rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to get 43 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Norman Powell was important for the Clippers in this contest. He converted 8 of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Powell tallied 27 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 3 dimes in this matchup.

Los Angeles had a record of 44-38 last year. The Clippers committed 19.5 fouls every game and they went 78.1% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 23.9 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turned it over 14.2 times per contest. Los Angeles totaled 9,314 pts last season (113.6 per contest) and they grabbed 43.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers connected on 47.7% from the field, which ranked them 13th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense allowed 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,000 of 2,738) and opponents connected on 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.0 dimes and 43.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 13th in basketball. The Clippers on defense were ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed with 113.1. They forced their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-10)

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