Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (17-45) will compete against the Boston Celtics (48-14) on Monday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. Boston ended the contest with a 45.1% FG percentage (41 out of 91) and buried 11 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 16 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 64.0%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 47 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists for the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 45 of 90 shooting. Denver earned 27 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, Denver grabbed 45 boards (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Denver ended up shooting 95.5% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 22 attempts. They made 4 out of their 21 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 18 and the Nuggets accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished with 41 points on 16 out of 29 shooting. He played for 41 mins and also snagged 14 rebounds. Brown finished 55.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Boston comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 48-14 for the campaign. They are averaging 120.8 pts per game (3rd in basketball) while connecting on 48.5% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 38.5% from downtown (1,008 of 2,619) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is collecting 47.2 boards per contest and has 1,633 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They give up 34.7% on shots from distance while they are 5th in the NBA in opponents points per game (109.9). The Celtics defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (2,563 of 5,725) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,544 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 123-107 against the Rockets. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Portland allowed Houston to get 47 in total (14 offensive). They finished 37.8% from distance by shooting 14 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Rockets to make 45 of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9% for this game. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 37 out of 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Portland converted 16 out of 35 tries (45.7%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. The Rockets were called for 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this contest.

Dalano Banton ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Banton had 30 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 10 of 27 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 37.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 17-45 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 20.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.9 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest. Portland has 6,683 points for the year (107.8 per contest) and they collect 41.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 29th in the league.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.0. They have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (27th in the league). The Portland defense surrenders 35.2% on 3-pointers (714 of 2,028) and their opposition knocks down 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.3 dimes and 43.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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