Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (10-27) will play the Phoenix Suns (20-18) at Moda Center on Sunday.

The Suns faced the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 127-109 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 16 while the Lakers finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 34 shots from three-point range. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 64.0% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 25 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles totaled 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Los Angeles earned 33 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In regard to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 40 out of 80 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in this contest while creating 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Suns knocked down 21 of 23 attempts for a rate of 91.3%. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 out of 93) and converted 14 out of their 39 shots from downtown.

Bradley Beal is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. Beal went 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up with 37 points on 14 out of 21 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 20-18 on the season. They average 115.6 points per contest (14th in the NBA) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Suns are hitting 37.2% from downtown (447 of 1,202) and 82.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 43.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 984 dimes on the season, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They surrender 36.7% on shots from downtown and they are 15th in the league in points per game allowed (114.3). The Suns are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,586 of 3,392) and they relinquish 40.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 972 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-77 when they played the Thunder. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Thunder were called for 10 fouls in this matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 62.5%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 11 out of their 49 attempts (22.4%). Overall, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 28 for 101 from the field which had them shooting 27.7%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Thunder to convert 53 of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.0% for the game. They finished 40.0% from distance by shooting 14 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). In relation to team rebounding, Portland permitted Oklahoma City to grab 59 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Anfernee Simons ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He made 4 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 30.8%, and had 3 rebounds. Simons recorded 14 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Portland has a win-loss record of 10-27 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA. Portland has accumulated 3,975 pts this year (107.4 per contest) and they pull down 41.7 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.3 times per game (30th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the league in PPG surrendered with 116.8. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (25th in the league). The Portland defense surrenders 34.0% on 3-pointers (421 of 1,237) and opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 27.5 assists and 45.6 rebounds per contest, which is 24th and 26th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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