Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/31/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: NBC

The Los Angeles Clippers (39-36) will play the Portland Trail Blazers (38-38) at Intuit Dome on Tuesday.

The Trail Blazers played the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 123-88 in their last game. Portland finished the game having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (44 of 86) and converted 12 of 36 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 23 of 32 tries for a rate of 71.9%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 21 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Portland allowed 36.8% from the floor on 32 of 87 shooting. Washington earned 30 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Washington finished shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 22 tries. They converted 5 out of their 22 tries from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 23 while the Wizards totaled 21 fouls.

Toumani Camara is a player who came through for the contest. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. Camara went 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Portland heads into this matchup with a mark of 38-38 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per game and as a group are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is pulling down 46.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,907 dimes this season, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (1,086 of 3,192) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They average 115.3 points per contest (15th in the NBA) while hitting 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.1 fouls. They surrender 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 17th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.1). The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,199 of 6,808) and they concede 43.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,012 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the win with a final of 127-113 when they faced the Bucks. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Milwaukee to grab 42 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 20 of 44 and finished the game at 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The Clippers allowed the Bucks to bury 40 of their 77 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 51.9% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers ended up going 45 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.4%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Los Angeles buried 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. The Bucks earned 17 fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Clippers corralled 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game.

Bennedict Mathurin ended up being important for the Clippers for the matchup. Mathurin had 28 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 7 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 70.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 39-36 on the season. The Clippers are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 82.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.8 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Los Angeles has 8,550 pts for the year (114.0 per game) and they snag 40.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is 3rd in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (1,011 of 2,735) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.3 dimes and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 7th in the league. The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 10th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.5. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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