Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (8-36) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (13-31) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers played the Rockets and took home the win by a score of 137-131 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the contest with a 51.0% field goal percentage (50 of 98) and made 15 of their 35 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 22 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 48 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 31 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 53.2% from the floor on 50 out of 94 shooting. Houston earned 29 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. On top of that, Houston had 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Houston walked away from this one shooting 86.4% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of 22 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 36 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 18 while the Rockets finished the game with 19 fouls.

Anfernee Simons is someone who was important for this game. Simons finished 65.0% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He played for 41 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He scored 33 points on 13 out of 20 shooting.

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Portland steps onto the hardwood with a record of 13-31 for the campaign. They are averaging 108.3 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while going 43.6% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (540 of 1,510) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is collecting 41.7 boards per game and is sitting with 988 dimes for the season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 19th in basketball in opponents points per game (117.3). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.7% (1,908 of 3,837) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 23rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,220 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 140-114 when they faced the Thunder. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio permitted Oklahoma City to grab 47 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They shot 45.0% from distance by connecting on 18 out of 40 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Spurs allowed the Thunder to convert 54 out of 96 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Spurs finished shooting 43 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, San Antonio buried 9 of 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. The Thunder had 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Spurs pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the game. Wembanyama accumulated 24 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists for this game. He converted 9 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 8-36 on the campaign. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 26th in the league. San Antonio has earned 4,963 pts for the year (112.8 per contest) and they pull down 42.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per game (3rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Spurs are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The San Antonio defense gives up 38.8% on 3-point shots (617 of 1,589) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 28.0 dimes and 46.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 29th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 122.1. They have forced 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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