Philadelphia 76ers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (9-20) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (11-17) on Monday.

The 76ers faced off with the Celtics and notched a win by a score of 118-114 in their last game. Philadelphia ended the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (41 out of 88) and made 17 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 19 of their 19 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists for the game while creating 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 43 of 95 shooting. Boston recorded 33 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, Boston grabbed 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Boston finished 61.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 13 shots. They buried 20 of 49 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 17 and the Celtics finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is someone who played a role for this game. He notched 33 points on 12 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. Maxey finished the game shooting 52.2% from the floor and also distributed 12 dimes.

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Philadelphia enters this matchup with a mark of 11-17 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a group are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 40.6 boards per game and has tallied 611 dimes on the season, which ranks 30th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 33.4% on shots from downtown (336 of 1,006) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 106.4 points per outing (29th in the league) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 17.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.5). The 76ers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,118 of 2,345) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 728 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-108 when they played the Mavericks. The Trail Blazers pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Mavericks committed 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 73.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, Portland knocked down 8 of their 29 attempts (27.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers shot 43 out of 93 from the field which had them sitting at 46.2%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Mavericks to convert 48 of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.3% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 out of 36 and finished the contest at 24 of 34 from the free throw line (70.6%). When discussing rebounding, Portland permitted Dallas to get 46 overall (11 offensive).

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. Avdija had 19 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the game. He made 6 out of 11 for the game for a rate of 54.5%, and added 6 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 9-20 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the NBA. Portland has accumulated 3,107 points on the year (107.1 per contest) and they grab 43.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per game (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.4 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (400 of 1,072) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.2 assists and 45.2 boards per game, which is 25th and 24th in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 24th in basketball in points given up per game with 116.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the floor (27th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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