Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers (2-1) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (1-3) on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-98 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 25 and the Kings totaled 28 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 35 tries from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished the contest at 92.0% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 25 attempts. In addition, Sacramento grabbed 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Sacramento recorded 25 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Portland allowed 45.7% from the field on 37 out of 81 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 46 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 24 of their 30 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Portland walked away from the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 83) and knocked down 4 of 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Deandre Ayton is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. Ayton shot 58.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 34 mins and snagged 11 boards. He left the arena with 20 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Portland enters this contest with a win-loss record of 1-3 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 18.0 times per game and as a group they commit 21.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Portland is snagging 46.8 boards per game and is sitting with 89 assists so far this year, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 30.5% from downtown (39 of 128) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 107.5 points per game (25th in the NBA) while hitting 42.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 16.3 turnovers every game and they draw 24.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 30th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 112 conceded for the campaign. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (159 of 348) and they concede 45.0 boards per game as a squad. They give up 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers went home victorious with a score of 112-104 when they faced the Warriors. The Clippers earned 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this game. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Warriors earned 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles made 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). Overall, the Clippers finished shooting 42 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Clippers allowed the Warriors to make 38 of 88 attempts from the field which had them at 43.2% for this game. They wrapped up this game 32.6% from three-point range by hitting 14 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). Regarding team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to pull down 43 overall (7 offensive).

James Harden was important for the Clippers in the game. Harden had 23 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and added 11 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 31.6%, and had 7 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league. Los Angeles has earned 334 points on the year (111.3 per contest) and they average 47.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.0 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 19.0 times per contest. The Clippers commit 24.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense allows 37.1% on shots from distance (43 of 116) and opponents are making 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 21.3 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, ranking them 3rd and 8th in basketball. The Clippers defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 108.0. They have forced 17.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (8th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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