Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (21-15) will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (10-25) on Tuesday.

The Trail Blazers played the Nets and notched a win by a score of 134-127 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 20 and the Nets recorded 25 fouls. They also converted 14 of 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Brooklyn walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 25 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 29 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. When talking about defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the field on 46 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 24 of their 30 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 95) and knocked down 20 out of their 38 3-point shots.

Anfernee Simons is a player who had an impact in this game. He left the arena with 38 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 45 mins and pulled down 4 boards. Simons went 52.0% from the field and also earned 11 dimes.

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Portland will enter this game with a win-loss record of 10-25 on the season. They average 109.0 points per game (29th in the league) while going 43.7% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (438 of 1,220) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is collecting 41.6 boards per contest and has racked up 791 dimes so far this season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They currently rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 949 relinquished this season. The Trail Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 49.4% (1,514 of 3,066) and they relinquish 44.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 33.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Knicks got the win with a final of 121-105 when they played the Wizards. The Knicks earned 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Wizards had 20 fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 21 of them for a clip of 87.5%. When discussing shooting from downtown, New York knocked down 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Knicks finished the game shooting 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.4%. The Knicks permitted the Wizards to make 40 of 85 attempts from the field which had them at 47.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 35.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 37 and ended up going 12 out of 20 from the charity stripe (60.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, New York permitted Washington to get 45 in total (12 offensive).

Julius Randle ended up being important for the Knicks in this matchup. Randle racked up 39 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the game. He made 13 of 23 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

New York has a record of 21-15 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is 21st in the league. New York has totaled 4,168 points for the season (115.8 per contest) and they pull in 45.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per contest (28th in the league) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Knicks commit 18.7 fouls every game and they connect on 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Knicks are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (18th in basketball). The New York defense concedes 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc (479 of 1,279) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 40.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 13th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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