Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-3) welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (6-8) at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 114-110 in their last contest. Portland finished having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (44 of 95) and converted 14 out of their 38 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 12 of their 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 27 turnovers and earning 16 steals. In terms of the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 39 of 85 shooting. Atlanta doled out 30 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Atlanta grabbed 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 10 blocks. Atlanta finished shooting 84.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 25 attempts. They converted 11 of their 32 tries from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 21 and the Hawks totaled 19 fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is a player who came through for this contest. Sharpe shot 52.4% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 32 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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Portland will play this game with a record of 6-8 so far this year. They turn the ball over 16.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Portland is grabbing 43.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 305 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (152 of 462) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 107.4 pts per contest (26th in the NBA) while shooting 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They are surrendering 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 21st in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (114.2). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (575 of 1,226) and they surrender 45.4 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 389 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 121-119 when they faced the Mavericks. The Thunder earned 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Mavericks were called for 20 fouls in this contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 76.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Oklahoma City knocked down 14 out of 42 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Thunder shot 43 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4%. The Thunder permitted the Mavericks to convert 40 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6% for this contest. They went 40.7% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 30 of 36 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Dallas to snag 53 overall (18 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander racked up 36 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 8 dimes for the game. He converted 13 of 19 for this game for a rate of 68.4%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 11-3 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Thunder are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 14th in the league. Oklahoma City has totaled 1,615 pts so far this year (115.4 per game) and they average 41.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per game (15th in the league) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Thunder are committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they hit 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 33.7% on 3-point attempts (172 of 511) and opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.5 dimes and 50.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 7th and 30th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 103.5. They are able to force 19.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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