Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (8-18) are en route to Frost Bank Center on Saturday where they will meet the San Antonio Spurs (13-13).

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-109 in their last contest. Portland ended the contest having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (42 of 94) and made 15 of their 49 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 48 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 30 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. Phoenix recorded 23 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Phoenix finished 78.9% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 shots. They buried 15 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 22 and the Suns totaled 13 personal fouls.

Anfernee Simons is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. Simons finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Portland steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-18 on the campaign. They are averaging 106.9 points per game (27th in basketball) while shooting 43.8% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.4% on shots from distance (313 of 938) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has 585 assists this year, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 16.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They rank 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 724 conceded on the year. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,086 of 2,284) and they concede 45.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.6% on shots from distance and they rank 22nd in basketball in PPG allowed (116.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 106-92 when they faced the Timberwolves. In relation to how they rebounded, San Antonio allowed Minnesota to get 51 in total (14 on the offensive side). They went 34.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 12 of 35 and ended up shooting 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Spurs allowed the Timberwolves to make 40 out of 100 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.0% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs finished the game shooting 37 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. In the matter of shooting from distance, San Antonio knocked down 11 out of their 45 tries (24.4%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. The Timberwolves had 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 9 tries. They also turned it over 19 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Spurs earned 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 50 for the game.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the game. He made 8 of 20 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Wembanyama recorded 20 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this contest.

San Antonio has a record of 13-13 so far this year. The Spurs commit 16.5 fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.3 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per game. San Antonio has tallied 2,883 points so far this season (110.9 per contest) and they collect 44.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.9% on 3-point shots (346 of 965) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.7 dimes and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 12th and 19th in the NBA. The Spurs are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.9. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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