Philadelphia 76ers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-32) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (29-15) at Moda Center on Monday.

The 76ers faced off with the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-105 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the 76ers ended up walking away with 29 and the Nuggets accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also buried 13 out of their 37 tries from beyond the perimeter. Denver went 63.2% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 38 attempts. Moreover, Denver grabbed 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Denver earned 25 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Philadelphia allowed 45.1% from the floor on 37 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers buried 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (43 of 81) and buried 6 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Paul Reed is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He had 30 points on 14 out of 21 shooting. He played for 42 minutes and also collected 13 rebounds. Reed finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Philadelphia heads into this contest with a mark of 29-15 for the campaign. They are averaging 119.5 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while shooting 47.7% from the floor. The 76ers are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (508 of 1,390) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 43.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,116 dimes for the year, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the 76ers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They rank 4th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,126 surrendered this year. The 76ers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,796 of 3,865) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 116-100 when they played the Spurs. In regard to rebounding, Portland permitted San Antonio to get 59 in all (17 offensive). They finished the game shooting 29.4% from distance by connecting on 10 of 34 and ended up going 22 of 26 at the charity stripe (84.6%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Spurs to knock down 42 out of 92 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.7% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. In terms of shooting from distance, Portland made 10 out of 37 attempts (27.0%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.7%. The Spurs had 11 personal fouls for this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 11 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this matchup.

Anfernee Simons ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He knocked down 14 of 27 in the matchup giving him a rate of 51.9%, and had 2 rebounds. Simons had 40 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and earned 10 assists for the game.

Portland has a mark of 13-32 for the season. The Trail Blazers commit 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 78.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.5 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest. Portland has totaled 4,863 pts on the year (108.1 per contest) and they collect 41.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 43.6% from the floor, which ranks 30th in basketball.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 19th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.2. They have forced 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the field (26th in the NBA). The Portland defense concedes 34.6% on three-point shots (522 of 1,507) and opponents are making 79.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 27.8 dimes and 45.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 23rd and 25th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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