Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/11/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Monday, December 11, 2023
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+13)
Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Clippers (11-10) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (6-15) on Monday. Portland is 13-point dogs. The over/under is 216.5.
The Trail Blazers faced the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 125-112 in their last contest. Portland ended with a 37.1% field goal percentage (39 of 105) and made 18 of their 53 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 48 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Portland allowed 51.6% from the floor on 47 of 91 shooting. Dallas totaled 26 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Dallas snagged 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 1 block. Dallas finished the game at 86.4% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 22 shots. They converted 12 of 39 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 24 and the Mavericks accounted for 23 personal fouls.
Anfernee Simons is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He notched 30 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He played 36 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. Simons finished shooting 47.6% from the field and dished out 8 assists.
Portland comes into this contest with a mark of 6-15 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is snagging 41.0 boards per game and has racked up 459 assists for the year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.8% on shots from distance (245 of 724) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 105.5 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 43.1% from the field.
On defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 16.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.1% (874 of 1,817) and they surrender 45.7 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 542 surrendered for the season.
In their last game, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 117-103 when they played the Jazz. The Clippers collected 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Jazz had 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles converted 15 of their 34 attempts (44.1%). Overall, the Clippers finished shooting 43 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.9%. The Clippers permitted the Jazz to make 38 of 84 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% in this contest. They finished 29.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 31 and ended up shooting 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Utah to snag 40 overall (8 on the offensive glass).
Kawhi Leonard pitched in for the Clippers in this game. Leonard accumulated 41 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this contest. He buried 14 out of 23 in this matchup for a rate of 60.9%, and had 5 rebounds.
Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 11-10 for the season. The Clippers commit 20.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. Los Angeles has accumulated 2,374 pts this season (113.0 per contest) and they average 44.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the league.
The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 109.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (6th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 34.3% on 3-point shots (248 of 722) and their opponents are making 77.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.2 assists and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 13th and 18th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+13)
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