Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Miami Heat (31-25) are on their way to Moda Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (15-41).

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 106-95 in their last game. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 of 82) and buried 13 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Heat made 17 of 25 tries for a rate of 68.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 46 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 dimes in this matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 37.5% from the field on 39 out of 104 shooting. New Orleans totaled 20 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, New Orleans snagged 54 rebounds (18 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 11 blocked shots. New Orleans finished the contest at 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 13 tries. They knocked down 7 of their 32 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 14 and the Pelicans accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who was a factor for this game. Adebayo finished the game shooting 61.1% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 mins played and collected 7 boards. He had 24 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Miami will take the court with a win-loss record of 31-25 on the year. They average 110.5 points per contest (27th in basketball) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Heat are hitting 37.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (697 of 1,870) and 82.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is grabbing 42.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,447 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.1). The Heat defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,280 of 4,834) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 13th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,496 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-80 when they played the Hornets. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 22 offensive boards totaling 56 for the contest. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. The Hornets committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. In terms of 3-point shots, Portland converted 3 out of 32 tries (9.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.7%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Hornets to make 37 of 75 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.3% for the matchup. They went 29.2% from distance by connecting on 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to rebounding, Portland allowed Charlotte to get 41 in total (4 offensive).

Deandre Ayton ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. Ayton racked up 26 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game. He made 11 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and totaled 19 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 15-41 this season. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.5 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per game. Portland has tallied 6,017 points on the season (107.4 per game) and they grab 41.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball.

The Portland defense allows 34.7% from downtown (642 of 1,851) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.6 assists and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 21st and 20th in the league. The Trail Blazers are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.5. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.6% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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