Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (15-61) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (19-56) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Hornets and notched a win by a score of 89-86 in their last contest. Portland wrapped up the game having earned a 39.8% field goal percentage (37 of 93) and knocked down 7 of 26 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 55 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Portland allowed 41.0% from the field on 32 out of 78 shooting. Charlotte doled out 22 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Charlotte snagged 36 rebounds (2 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Charlotte shot 77.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 22 tries. They converted 5 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 19 while the Hornets finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Deandre Ayton is a player who was important for the game. Ayton finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also collected 16 boards. He walked away with 24 points on 12 out of 22 shooting.

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Portland steps onto the court with a record of 19-56 for the year. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 41.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,732 assists this year, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (869 of 2,478) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.2 points per game (28th in the NBA) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They rank 21st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,042 relinquished on the year. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.3% (3,207 of 6,508) and they surrender 43.8 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 19th in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 125-120 against the Lakers. Regarding cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Los Angeles to snag 49 overall (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 29 from the free throw line (86.2%). The Wizards allowed the Lakers to make 46 of 91 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wizards ended up shooting 45 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Washington buried 18 out of 42 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.3%. The Lakers had 10 personal fouls in this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They gave up possession 18 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Wizards snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup.

Jordan Poole ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the game. He buried 10 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 52.6%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Poole recorded 29 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this game.

Washington has a record of 15-61 on the year. As an offense, the Wizards are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the NBA. Washington has accounted for 8,613 pts for the campaign (113.3 per game) and they grab 40.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 27.9 times per game (9th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Wizards commit 19.9 personal fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 36.0% on 3-pointers (931 of 2,586) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They allow 29.1 dimes and 48.1 boards every game, ranking them 29th and 30th in the NBA. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 122.8. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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