Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Frost Bank Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (3-4) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Thursday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Pelicans and took home the win by a score of 118-100 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 15 and the Pelicans totaled 20 personal fouls. They made 10 out of their 35 tries from long range. New Orleans finished the game at 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 14 of 16 tries. On top of that, New Orleans snagged 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 5 blocks. New Orleans doled out 24 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Portland allowed 45.2% from the field on 38 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 16 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Portland ended having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 out of 84) and made 10 of their 29 3-point attempts.

Anfernee Simons is one player who played a role in this matchup. He was able to score 24 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and also snagged 1 rebound. Simons went 58.8% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Portland comes into this contest with a mark of 3-5 on the season. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Portland is collecting 45.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 173 dimes this season, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.3% on shots from downtown (92 of 268) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.1 pts per contest (25th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on three-point shots and they rank 15th in the league in PPG allowed (113.0). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (324 of 710) and they relinquish 46.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 222 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs took a defeat with a final score of 113-104 against the Clippers. With respect to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Los Angeles to snag 44 overall (16 on the offensive side). They finished 51.4% from downtown by shooting 19 out of 37 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Spurs allowed the Clippers to knock down 41 out of 90 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs went 38 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. In regard to three-point attempts, San Antonio knocked down 11 out of their 41 attempts (26.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 89.5%. The Clippers earned 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Spurs were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup.

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for this game. Wembanyama racked up 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 9 out of 22 for this game for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 3-4 on the season. The Spurs are committing 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 82.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 25.1 times per contest (19th in the league) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. San Antonio has totaled 735 points on the year (105.0 per game) and they collect 47.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks 20th in basketball.

The San Antonio defense concedes 37.5% on 3-point shots (101 of 269) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 23.0 assists and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 6th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 105.9. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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