Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (18-46) welcome the Atlanta Hawks (29-35) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-103 in their last game. Atlanta ended the contest with a 41.8% FG percentage (38 of 91) and knocked down 17 of their 46 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 10 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 76.9%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 57.3% from the field on 43 out of 75 shooting. New Orleans doled out 32 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. On top of that, New Orleans snagged 43 boards (4 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. New Orleans finished the game at 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 22 tries. They knocked down 14 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 15 and the Pelicans totaled 10 personal fouls.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He accounted for 25 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also totaled 1 board. Bogdanovic finished the contest at 47.4% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Atlanta will take the court with a win-loss mark of 29-35 for the year. They have an average of 119.6 points per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (864 of 2,401) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 45.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,670 dimes for the season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 38.5% on shots from downtown while they are 29th in the league in PPG allowed (121.5). The Hawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.5% (2,885 of 5,832) and they surrender 44.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,823 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 121-99 against the Celtics. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. The Celtics earned 11 fouls for this game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. Regarding 3-point shots, Portland made 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished 39 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Celtics to knock down 49 out of their 100 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from three-point range via 15 of 40 and ended up going 8 of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Portland allowed Boston to get 45 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Deandre Ayton ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. Ayton tallied 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and had 15 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 18-46 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 29th in the league. Portland has totaled 6,910 points this year (108.0 per contest) and they grab 41.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.0 times per game (30th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 17th in the league in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (745 of 2,111) and opponents are converting on 78.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.4 dimes and 43.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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