Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) are headed to Intuit Dome on Sunday where they will play the Los Angeles Clippers (0-1).

The Trail Blazers faced the Timberwolves and took a loss by a score of 118-114 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 17 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 29 personal fouls. They also made 15 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Minnesota finished shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 24 shots. In addition, Minnesota collected 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Minnesota recorded 21 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the floor on 42 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 29 of their 35 tries for a percentage of 82.9%. Portland finished the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (36 out of 90) and knocked down 13 out of their 42 3-point attempts.

Jerami Grant is one guy who played a role in this contest. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He played for 28 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. Grant went 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Portland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 0-1 for the campaign. They average 114.0 points per game (25th in the league) while connecting on 40.0% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are hitting 31.0% on 3-point shots (13 of 42) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling down 39.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 25 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 19.0 turnovers per game and they draw 29.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in basketball in allowing assists with 21 conceded so far this season. The Trail Blazers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (42 of 86) and they concede 45.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 50.0% on 3-point shots and they are 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.0).

For their last game, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-108 against the Jazz. In regard to attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Utah to get 46 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.6% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Clippers allowed the Jazz to knock down 48 of 87 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.2% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Clippers ended up going 39 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.3%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Los Angeles converted 14 out of their 45 attempts (31.1%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a clip of 76.2%. The Jazz earned 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Clippers earned 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the matchup.

Ivica Zubac ended up having an impact for the Clippers in this contest. He converted 9 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Zubac recorded 19 points in his 27 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 0-1 on the campaign. The Clippers commit 21.0 fouls per game and they connect on 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Los Angeles has scored 108 pts for the campaign and they pull in 38.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Clippers are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 25th in the NBA.

The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 129.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 55.2% from the field (28th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 38.6% on three-point shots (17 of 44) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 38.0 dimes and 46.0 boards per game, which ranks 30th and 18th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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