Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (2-3) will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) at Moda Center on Friday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 105-93 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 17 while the Spurs had 22 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio finished the contest at 84.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, San Antonio snagged 57 rebounds (16 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 6 blocks. San Antonio earned 32 assists and had 5 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the field on 35 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 51 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 6 of 8 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Oklahoma City ended the contest with a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 89) and made 17 of their 41 shots from distance.

Luguentz Dort is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. Dort ended up going 77.8% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Oklahoma City heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-0 on the campaign. They are averaging 112.3 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while shooting 44.8% from the floor. The Thunder are shooting 31.2% on 3-point shots (49 of 157) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 46.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 98 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.5 fouls. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 98 conceded this season. The Thunder defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 37.7% (138 of 366) and they surrender 54.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 27.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (94.8).

For their last game, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 106-105 when they played the Clippers. In reference to attacking the glass, Portland permitted Los Angeles to get 41 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished 36.1% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 36 and finished the contest at 10 of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Clippers to knock down 41 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% in this matchup. In all, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 41 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Portland converted 14 of 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 83.3%. The Clippers were called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They coughed it up 19 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers earned 24 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest.

Anfernee Simons was important for the Trail Blazers in this game. Simons racked up 25 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 6 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 24 in the game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 2-3 so far this season. The Trail Blazers are committing 21.0 fouls every game and they go 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 21.6 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 17.0 times per contest. Portland has accumulated 536 points this year (107.2 per contest) and they average 46.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 27th in the NBA.

The Portland defense allows 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (67 of 180) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 27.6 dimes and 45.8 rebounds every game, which is 24th and 20th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 15th in the league in PPG given up with 112.8. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (15th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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