Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Brooklyn Nets (16-23) are on their way to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (10-29).

The Nets took the court against the Heat and took a loss by a score of 96-95 in their last game. Brooklyn finished having earned a 34.3% field goal percentage (34 of 99) and converted 12 of 55 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Nets buried 15 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 93.8%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 26 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 37.9% from the field on 33 of 87 shooting. Miami distributed 22 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Miami collected 54 rebounds (6 offensive, 48 defensive) and earned 9 blocked shots. Miami finished shooting 88.0% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 8 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Nets finished with 17 while the Heat recorded 16 fouls.

Mikal Bridges is someone who was a factor for the game. Bridges finished the contest at 43.5% from the field and recorded 6 assists. He was on the court for 44 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. He scored 26 points on 10 of 23 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this contest with a mark of 16-23 for the campaign. They are averaging 114.1 points per contest (18th in basketball) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Nets are shooting 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (528 of 1,462) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 46.8 boards per game and has 1,017 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,008 relinquished on the campaign. The Nets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,635 of 3,513) and they surrender 44.6 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 18th in the league in PPG allowed (115.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 127-116 when they played the Suns. When talking about cleaning the glass, Portland permitted Phoenix to get 41 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 46.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 13 out of 28 and ended up going 22 of 27 from the charity stripe (81.5%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Suns to knock down 46 of 76 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.5% in this game. In all, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 40 for 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.9%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Portland knocked down 20 of 42 attempts (47.6%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. The Suns were called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers corralled 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest.

Scoot Henderson ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. Henderson tallied 33 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 9 assists for the game. He buried 11 out of 31 for this game giving him a rate of 35.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 10-29 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 20.6 personal fouls every game and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.2 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. Portland has totaled 4,184 points this season (107.3 per game) and they average 41.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league.

The Portland defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (445 of 1,296) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 27.6 dimes and 45.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 24th and 26th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers are ranked 20th in the league in points allowed per game with 117.1. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.8% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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