Free NBA Picks Today: Portland Trail Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks 1/30/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Portland Trail Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks 1/30/23
Mon 30th January 2023

The Atlanta Hawks (25-25, 12-14 Away) head to face the Portland Trail Blazers (23-26, 13-11 Home) Monday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Atlanta was defeated by the Los Angeles Clippers 120-113 at State Farm Arena on Saturday. With 31 points and 10 assists, Trae Young was the key player in the losing effort. The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Portland lost in blowout fashion on Saturday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, falling to the Toronto Raptors 123-105. Damian Lillard led the team in scoring in defeat with 30 points. With 26 points and eight rebounds, Jerami Grant also had a strong game.

The Trail Blazers are 12th in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Atlanta and Portland split their matchups last season, each team winning one game. The Hawks came out on top in the last meeting 122-113 at State Farm Arena in March 2022.

Young led the Hawks with 46 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds. Josh Hart had 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss. The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 27.2 points per game. Young also has dished 9.9 assists per game, second-most in the league. Meanwhile, John Collins is grabbing 7.7 rebounds.

Lillard has powered the Blazers’ offense, averaging 30.1 points per game. He has the seventh-best scoring average in the league. Lillard also has recorded 7.3 assists per game, 10th-most in the NBA. Jusuf Nurkic has posted 9.7 rebounds per game.

The Hawks have come up short in recent games at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, losing six of the last 10.Atlanta is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.8 (119.0-117.2).

Portland has gone 4-6 over the last 10, scoring 120.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 119.2 (+0.9 margin). The Trail Blazers are averaging 113.8 ppg for the full season while allowing 113.5.

TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Jusuf Nurkic: 10.3 | 14.1 | -3.9
Rebounds per game:
Drew Eubanks: 6.8 | 4.6 | +2.2
Jusuf Nurkic: 7.3 | 9.7 | -2.5

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Over 236.5 (-115)

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