New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (21-61 last year) are welcoming the New Orleans Pelicans (49-33 last season) at Moda Center on Friday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 123-111 in their last game. New Orleans finished having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (45 of 97) and knocked down 14 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 19 of 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 assists for the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defense, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 42 of 86 shooting. Chicago doled out 21 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Chicago snagged 56 boards (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Chicago went 68.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 25 shots. They also knocked down 10 out of their 34 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 35 and the Bulls racked up 24 personal fouls.

Brandon Ingram is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He scored 33 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and pulled down 7 rebounds. Ingram ended up shooting 56.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 49-33 last year. They lost possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a team committed 18.4 fouls per contest. As a basketball team, New Orleans pulled in 44.0 boards per contest and earned 2,210 dimes last season, which ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pelicans shot 38.3% from downtown (1,023 of 2,673) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 115.1 points per game (13th in the league) while connecting on 48.6% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Pelicans were able to force their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest and they drew 18.4 personal fouls. They were ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,196 conceded last year. The Pelicans defensively allowed a FG percentage of 46.4% (3,317 of 7,155) and they surrendered 42.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquished 34.9% on three-point shots and they were 8th in the league in PPG allowed (110.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 139-104 against the Warriors. When it comes to how they rebounded, Portland permitted Golden State to pull down 57 in total (18 on the offensive side). They shot 41.7% from 3-point land by hitting 20 out of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 30 from the charity stripe (76.7%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Warriors to convert 48 out of their 93 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers shot 36 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1%. In terms of shots from distance, Portland knocked down 8 of their 34 attempts (23.5%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Warriors had 21 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 30 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game.

Scoot Henderson ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in the game. Henderson scored 22 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Portland had a win-loss mark of 21-61 last year. The Trail Blazers committed 20.2 fouls per game and they hit 79.1% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 23.1 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest. Portland accounted for 8,722 points over the course of last year (106.4 per contest) and they grabbed 42.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers shot 43.9% from the floor, which ranked them 29th in the league.

The Portland defense conceded 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (957 of 2,730) and their opponents made 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 27.1 assists and 43.8 boards per contest, which ranked them 21st and 17th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers were ranked 19th in the league in points allowed per game with 115.4. They forced 14.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (25th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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