Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (-6.0)

The Portland Trail Blazers (21-61 last year) are welcoming the Golden State Warriors (46-36 last season) at Moda Center on Wednesday. Golden State opens this matchup as 6.0-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 222.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 123-116 in their last contest. Golden State ended the contest having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and made 14 out of their 43 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Warriors made 19 of 23 shots for a rate of 82.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 31 assists for this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Golden State allowed 51.7% from the floor on 46 of 89 shooting. Utah earned 23 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. In addition, Utah pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Utah finished 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 16 shots. They converted 14 of their 34 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Warriors finished with 13 and the Jazz accounted for 14 fouls.

Klay Thompson is a player who was a factor in this matchup. Thompson shot 53.8% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 20 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He scored 25 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Golden State will play this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 46-36 last year. They had an average of 117.8 points per outing (8th in the league) on 47.7% from the field. The Warriors connected on 38.0% on three-point shots (1,211 of 3,191) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State pulled down 46.7 boards per game and earned 2,402 assists throughout last season, which ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They gave up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Warriors forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.9 fouls. They were 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,187 surrendered last season. The Warriors gave up a FG percentage of 46.6% (3,453 of 7,415) and they surrendered 42.9 boards per game as a team. They conceded 35.9% on shots from distance and they were 18th in the league in opponents PPG (115.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-82 when they played the Kings. When discussing attacking the glass, Portland allowed Sacramento to get 42 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 38.2% from three-point range by shooting 13 out of 34 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Kings to bury 43 of 87 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 31 for 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.6%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Portland buried 7 of 45 attempts (15.6%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. The Kings earned 11 fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the game.

Dalano Banton was important for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Banton tallied 17 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 7 assists for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 26 in the game for a field goal percentage of 23.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Portland had a record of 21-61 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers hit 43.9% from the field, which ranked them 29th in the league. Portland had 8,722 pts throughout last season (106.4 per contest) and they averaged 42.7 boards per game. They earned an assist 23.1 times per game (30th in the league) and they turned it over 15.2 times per contest. The Trail Blazers committed 20.2 fouls per game and they hit 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense gave up 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (957 of 2,730) and opponents made 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 27.1 dimes and 43.8 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 21st and 17th in those categories on the defensive end. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end were ranked 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.4. They forced 14.3 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 49.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (+6.0)

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