Free NBA Picks Today: Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks 1/15/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks 1/15/23
Sun 15th January 2023

The Portland Trail Blazers (20-22, 10-8 Home) play host to the Dallas Mavericks (24-20, 8-14 Away) Sunday in a matchup of patient teams. The teams face off in their second successive game against each other. Portland topped Dallas 136-119 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter yesterday.

Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 36 points and 10 assists. Spencer Dinwiddie had 25 points in defeat. The Mavericks are fourth in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers are the 11th seed in the Western Conference.Dallas has triumphed in two out of three games between the teams this season.

The Mavs have been led this season by Luka Doncic, who is averaging 33.8 points per game, best in the league. Doncic also is contributing 8.8 assists, fourth-most in the league, and 9.0 rebounds per game. Lillard’s 28.5 points per game have powered the Blazers on offense. He has the ninth-highest scoring average in the NBA.

Lillard also has tallied 7.1 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic has pulled down 10.2 rebounds per game. Half-court execution will likely be the difference in this matchup that showcases two of the league’s slowest-paced teams, as the Mavericks are 28th in possessions per game while the Trail Blazers are 26th.

The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter (5-5).Dallas is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -2.9 (116.2-119.1). For the season, the Mavericks are averaging 112.5 points per game, compared to 111.7 for opponents.

Portland has a 3-7 record over the last 10, scoring 114.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 114.2 (+0.1 margin).

MAVERICKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Reggie Bullock: 14.6 | 10.3 | +4.3
Points per game:
Christian Wood: 22.8 | 18.2 | +4.6

TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trendon Watford: 3.5 | 10.3 | -6.8
Rebounds per game:
Jusuf Nurkic: 14.0 | 10.2 | +3.8

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Portland Trail Blazers -7.5 (-115)

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