Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR
TV: ROOT Sports
The Portland Trail Blazers (3-6) are welcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-6) at Moda Center on Wednesday.
The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and took a loss by a score of 132-120 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 18 and the Kings finished the game with 19 fouls. They also made 20 of their 42 shots from 3-point range. Sacramento finished the contest at 63.6% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Sacramento grabbed 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 1 block. Sacramento recorded 32 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 59.0% from the field on 49 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Cleveland finished the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (45 out of 91) and knocked down 16 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.
Jarrett Allen is one guy who played a role for the game. Allen walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 22 mins and pulled down 9 boards. He scored 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting.
Cleveland comes into this one with a record of 4-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 110.7 pts per contest (21st in the league) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 33.9% from downtown (118 of 348) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 44.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 241 assists this season, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.8 personal fouls per game.
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists with 259 surrendered this season. The Cavaliers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (409 of 886) and they concede 46.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 39.1% on shots from distance while they are 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.9).
When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 116-110 against the Lakers. The Trail Blazers corralled 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. The Lakers had 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.8%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Portland made 13 of their 37 tries (35.1%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 45 out of 90 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Lakers to bury 41 of 84 tries from the floor which had them at 48.8% for this game. They went 21.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 37 at the charity stripe (81.1%). Regarding rebounding, Portland allowed Los Angeles to grab 41 overall (7 on the offensive side).
Jerami Grant ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in this contest. He buried 8 out of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 47.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Grant had 23 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.
Portland has a record of 3-6 so far this season. The Trail Blazers are committing 21.6 fouls per game and they go 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 21.6 times per game (30th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.1 times per game. Portland has accounted for 958 points on the campaign (106.4 per game) and they pull down 43.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the NBA.
The Portland defense allows 32.8% on shots from distance (89 of 271) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.1 assists and 46.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 25th and 22nd in basketball. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.7. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (21st in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland
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