Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (13-25) will play the Brooklyn Nets (13-26) on Tuesday.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-111 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Nets ended up with 17 and the Jazz accounted for 30 fouls. They converted 17 out of their 44 tries from beyond the arc. Utah finished the game shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 20 tries. On top of that, Utah snagged 41 boards (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Utah recorded 25 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the field on 40 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 54 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Nets made 23 of 35 attempts for a percentage of 65.7%. Brooklyn ended with a 42.4% FG percentage (39 out of 92) and made 10 of 40 3-pointers.

Tosan Evbuomwan is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. Evbuomwan went 87.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Brooklyn enters this game with a record of 13-26 this year. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 39.9 boards per game and has earned 983 dimes so far this year, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 36.1% on 3-point shots (554 of 1,534) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 107.3 points per outing (28th in the league) on 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They relinquish 37.7% on shots from downtown and they are 18th in basketball in opponents points per game (113.7). The Nets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.8% (1,590 of 3,261) and they surrender 42.6 boards per contest as a team. They are 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,061 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-98 when they played the Heat. The Trail Blazers earned 35 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 51 in this game. They coughed it up 17 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Heat committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Portland made 13 of 45 tries (28.9%). When the game finished, the Trail Blazers shot 36 for 95 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.9%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Heat to make 44 of 92 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 47.8% in the game. They wrapped up this game 43.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 19 of 44 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Portland allowed Miami to snag 43 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Anfernee Simons ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 23 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Simons tallied 28 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 13-25 so far this year. The Trail Blazers commit 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.2 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are giving up possession 16.4 times per game. Portland has earned 4,112 points so far this season (108.2 per game) and they average 43.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks 22nd in basketball.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.4. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (27th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (531 of 1,414) and their opponents are converting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.3 dimes and 44.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 22nd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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