Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Golden State Warriors (47-33) are en route to Moda Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (35-45).

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-111 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 19 while the Spurs totaled 23 personal fouls. They buried 18 of their 46 attempts from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio ended up going 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 21 shots. Moreover, San Antonio snagged 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. San Antonio totaled 23 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 39 out of 81 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Warriors made 23 of 28 shots for a percentage of 82.1%. Golden State finished the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 of 86) and knocked down 16 out of their 48 3-pointers.

Stephen Curry is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. Curry finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 37 minutes played and totaled 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 30 points on 12 of 24 shooting.

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Golden State will enter this matchup with a record of 47-33 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 45.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,329 dimes this season, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (1,235 of 3,398) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.9 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,071 conceded this year. The Warriors defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (3,236 of 6,955) and they concede 44.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 36.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 8th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.6).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-126 when they faced the Jazz. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Portland permitted Utah to collect 56 in all (16 on the offensive side). They shot 41.7% from 3-point land by hitting 15 of 36 and ended up going 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Jazz to make 50 of 98 attempts from the field which left them shooting 51.0% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 48 out of 104 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Portland made 11 out of 45 tries (24.4%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 67.9%. The Jazz earned 26 fouls for the game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the contest.

Shaedon Sharpe ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. He buried 13 of 23 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Sharpe tallied 37 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 5 assists for the contest.

Portland has a record of 35-45 so far this year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which is 25th in basketball. Portland has accumulated 8,898 pts this year (111.2 per game) and they grab 44.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.8 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.9 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,019 of 2,812) and opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.3 assists and 44.3 rebounds per contest, which is 14th and 18th in basketball. The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 114.4. They are able to force 15.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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