Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+17)

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. Portland is 17-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 232.

The Trail Blazers faced the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 129-127 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 22 while the Spurs totaled 12 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. San Antonio finished the game shooting 89.3% when shooting free throws by making 25 of their 28 shots. Moreover, San Antonio collected 47 rebounds (18 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 14 blocked shots. San Antonio earned 29 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the field on 47 of 106 shooting. They also dished out 34 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 15 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Portland wrapped up the game having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (51 of 96) and knocked down 10 of their 28 three-point shots.

Kevin Knox is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He walked away with 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played 24 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Knox finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Portland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 33-47 for the year. They average 113.4 pts per game (19th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 36.6% on 3-point shots (1,033 of 2,826) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is snagging 40.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,924 assists on the year, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They concede 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 20th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.7). The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.9% (3,415 of 6,987) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,137 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 125-118 when they faced the Lakers. In reference to how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Los Angeles to get 44 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 41.4% from three-point range by hitting 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Clippers allowed the Lakers to knock down 45 out of 89 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% for this game. When all was said and done, the Clippers went 43 for 82 from the field which had them at 52.4%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Los Angeles buried 16 out of their 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 23 of them for a percentage of 85.2%. The Lakers earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for 27 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Clippers were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the matchup.

Norman Powell pitched in for the Clippers for this game. Powell recorded 27 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 8 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 42-38 for the year. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the NBA. Los Angeles has accumulated 9,059 points on the year (113.2 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The Clippers are committing 19.5 fouls every game and they go 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.9. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (16th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.4% on three-point shots (972 of 2,669) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.8 assists and 43.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 8th and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-17)

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