Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 4/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+18)

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Memphis opens as 18-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 230.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Timberwolves and took home the win by a score of 107-105 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 93) and made 9 of their 30 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 12 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 29 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Portland allowed 48.1% from the field on 38 of 79 shooting. Minnesota doled out 29 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Furthermore, Minnesota collected 47 rebounds (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Minnesota finished shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of their 26 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 26 and the Timberwolves accounted for 17 fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is a player who played a role for the matchup. Sharpe finished the game shooting 47.4% from the floor and also distributed 6 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Portland enters this game with a record of 33-45 on the year. They are averaging 113.3 points per contest (20th in the NBA) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (1,009 of 2,756) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is collecting 40.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,867 dimes for the season, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are 29th in the league in allowing assists with 2,078 conceded for the campaign. The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.0% (3,326 of 6,794) and they surrender 42.8 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 128-107 when they played the Bulls. The Grizzlies were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 1 steal for this game. The Bulls committed 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Memphis buried 19 of 43 attempts (44.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies finished the game shooting 39 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. The Grizzlies allowed the Bulls to convert 50 of their 94 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 53.2% in the game. They shot 29.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 at the charity stripe (86.4%). When talking about rebounding, Memphis allowed Chicago to collect 36 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Jaren Jackson Jr. pitched in for the Grizzlies in this game. Jackson tallied 31 points in his 30 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this contest. He buried 11 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 49-29 on the campaign. The Grizzlies have committed 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. Memphis has totaled 9,100 pts this year (116.7 per game) and they pull in 46.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is 17th in the league.

The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.7. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (1st in basketball). The Memphis defense gives up 35.2% on shots from distance (997 of 2,832) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.3 assists and 44.4 boards every game, which ranks them 26th and 22nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis (-18)

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