Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (41-39) are hitting the road to Moda Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (40-40).

The Clippers faced off with the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-110 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 46.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 86) and made 14 of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Clippers made 16 of their 24 tries for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 57.8% from the floor on 48 out of 83 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 30 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Oklahoma City grabbed 44 boards (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 24 tries. They also knocked down 13 of 34 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 18 while the Thunder finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who was a factor in the matchup. Leonard finished 44.4% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also snagged 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a record of 41-39 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 40.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,903 dimes on the campaign, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Clippers are shooting 36.8% on three-point shots (992 of 2,693) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. They average 114.0 pts per contest (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 48.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists with 2,097 relinquished on the campaign. The Clippers are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (3,292 of 7,008) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 10th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.6).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 112-101 when they played the Spurs. In regard to attacking the glass, Portland allowed San Antonio to get 45 overall (11 offensive). They finished shooting 37.9% from distance by hitting 11 out of 29 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Spurs to convert 43 of 88 tries from the field which had them sitting at 48.9% in this contest. Overall, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 42 for 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Portland made 12 of 37 attempts (32.4%). They were able to convert 5 of those for a rate of 50.0%. The Spurs committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Deni Avdija pitched in for the Trail Blazers in the game. Avdija recorded 29 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the game. He converted 13 of 21 in the game for a field goal rate of 61.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 40-40 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 17.4 times per contest. Portland has scored 9,231 pts for the season (115.4 per game) and they snag 46.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in the league.

The Portland defense allows 35.9% on 3-pointers (1,007 of 2,808) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.5 dimes and 43.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 10th in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in PPG given up with 116.1. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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