Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (21-17) are headed to Moda Center on Thursday where they will play the Portland Trail Blazers (13-25).

The Clippers faced the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 109-98 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Clippers walked away with 15 and the Heat racked up 9 fouls. They also buried 17 out of their 52 shots from distance. Miami shot 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Miami snagged 49 rebounds (9 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Miami distributed 22 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 38.8% from the field on 33 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 6 of 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 48.4% FG percentage (45 of 93) and converted 13 of their 36 3-point shots.

Norman Powell is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He scored 29 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. Powell finished the contest at 70.6% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss mark of 21-17 this season. They currently have an average of 108.9 pts per contest (23rd in the league) on 46.4% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 36.3% on three-point attempts (475 of 1,308) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 923 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 963 conceded for the campaign. The Clippers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (1,498 of 3,261) and they surrender 42.8 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 119-98 against the Heat. The Trail Blazers recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Heat were called for 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 13 of their 45 tries (28.9%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 36 for 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.9%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Heat to convert 44 out of 92 tries from the field which left them shooting 47.8% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 43.2% from downtown by connecting on 19 of 44 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Portland allowed Miami to grab 43 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Anfernee Simons ended up being important for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He converted 10 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 43.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Simons accumulated 28 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes in the game.

Portland has a record of 13-25 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the NBA. Portland has earned 4,112 points this year (108.2 per game) and they pull in 43.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.2 times per game (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.4 times per game. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per game with 116.4. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Portland defense concedes 37.6% on shots from distance (531 of 1,414) and opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.3 assists and 44.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 22nd in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Portland and under the total points

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