Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/23/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-13) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (12-30) on Tuesday.
The Trail Blazers faced the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 134-110 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 of 90) and made 9 of 29 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 17 of their 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists in this game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the floor on 47 of 86 shooting. Los Angeles earned 28 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In addition, Los Angeles collected 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Los Angeles went 93.1% at the charity stripe by burying 27 of 29 tries. They also converted 13 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 21 while the Lakers recorded 18 personal fouls.
Malcolm Brogdon is one player who played a role for the contest. Brogdon ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and distributed 9 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.
Portland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 12-30 for the season. They have an average of 107.5 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (507 of 1,436) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is collecting 41.4 boards per contest and has tallied 930 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,168 conceded on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.7% (1,815 of 3,654) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 34.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 19th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (117.1).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 102-97 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Thunder were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. The Timberwolves were called for 26 personal fouls for this game which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 35 shots. They were able to make 30 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma City made 8 out of 24 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder finished shooting 32 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.5%. The Thunder allowed the Timberwolves to knock down 31 out of their 75 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3% in the matchup. They finished 37.8% from 3-point land by hitting 14 of 37 and ended up going 21 out of 29 from the free throw line (72.4%). When talking about rebounds, Oklahoma City permitted Minnesota to collect 50 in total (9 on the offensive side).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder for this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander racked up 33 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 22 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds.
Oklahoma City has a mark of 29-13 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are hitting on 50.4% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the league. Oklahoma City has accounted for 5,113 points so far this season (121.7 per game) and they grab 41.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Thunder commit 20.2 fouls per game and they go 84.0% from the charity stripe.
The Oklahoma City defense allows 35.8% from downtown (573 of 1,600) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They allow 26.9 assists and 45.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 17th and 26th in the league. The Thunder defensively are ranked 14th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.7. They are forcing 15.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (2nd in basketball).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points
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