Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (37-37) will play the Dallas Mavericks (23-50) at Moda Center on Friday.

The Mavericks faced the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 142-135 in their last game. Dallas ended having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (48 of 97) and knocked down 12 of 35 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 27 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 79.4%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 45 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 36 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Regarding defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 56.2% from the floor on 50 of 89 shooting. Denver dished out 31 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Denver pulled down 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 1 block. Denver ended up going 79.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 29 attempts. They converted 19 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 27 while the Nuggets finished the game with 22 fouls.

Cooper Flagg is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and snagged 8 boards. Flagg went 55.6% from the floor and totaled 7 dimes.

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Dallas will play this contest with a record of 23-50 for the year. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Dallas is collecting 44.6 boards per contest and has 1,851 assists on the year, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Mavericks are shooting 34.5% on 3-pointers (791 of 2,294) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They average 114.0 pts per game (22nd in the league) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,074 relinquished so far this year. The Mavericks defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (3,274 of 6,872) and they relinquish 46.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (119.3).

For their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 130-99 against the Bucks. In regard to rebounding, Portland permitted Milwaukee to get 33 in all (3 offensive). They shot 31.1% from distance by shooting 14 out of 45 and finished the contest at 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Bucks to bury 36 of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 42 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Portland buried 19 of their 41 attempts (46.3%). They were able to convert 27 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. The Bucks were called for 18 fouls in this game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers collected 46 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 59 for the matchup.

Scoot Henderson ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the game. Henderson earned 23 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 46.2%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 37-37 so far this season. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per game (24th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.4 times per contest. Portland has scored 8,550 points for the season (115.5 per game) and they pull in 46.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 29th in the league.

The Portland defense gives up 36.1% on three-point shots (953 of 2,642) and their opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.6 assists and 43.2 boards every game, which ranks them 14th and 11th in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 116.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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