Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (8-10) are welcoming the Portland Trail Blazers (7-11) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-98 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (34 out of 102) and converted 8 of 46 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 22 of their 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 44 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 43 of 87 shooting. Memphis totaled 35 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Memphis totaled 60 rebounds (16 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Memphis ended up shooting 73.5% from the free throw line by burying 25 of 34 attempts. They also converted 12 of their 28 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 21 while the Grizzlies totaled 20 fouls.

Deni Avdija is one player who came through in this contest. Avdija finished the contest at 43.8% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He played for 32 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Portland enters this matchup with a record of 7-11 so far this season. They turn it over 17.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is snagging 44.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 378 assists for the year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 633) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They average 105.1 pts per contest (28th in the league) while shooting 41.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers have forced 16.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.4% from 3-point land while they are 17th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (113.6). The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (732 of 1,587) and they concede 46.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 492 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 114-110 when they faced the Pelicans. The Pacers snagged 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the game. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Pelicans committed 16 fouls for this contest which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Indiana made 17 out of 47 attempts (36.2%). In all, the Pacers ended up going 43 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. The Pacers allowed the Pelicans to bury 45 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 51.7% for this game. They finished shooting 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 33 and finished the game at 11 out of 19 from the charity stripe (57.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted New Orleans to grab 44 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers for the matchup. Haliburton scored 34 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 13 assists for the matchup. He made 12 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 52.2%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 8-10 on the campaign. The Pacers are committing 20.6 fouls per contest while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.9 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 2,060 points for the season (114.4 per game) and they pull in 40.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Pacers are shooting 48.6% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the NBA.

The Indiana defense allows 35.2% on shots from distance (232 of 659) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.1 dimes and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 10th and 18th in the NBA. The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the league in PPG given up with 117.7. They are forcing 14.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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