Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards 1/15/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Washington Wizards are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 19:00 ET in this matchup between two teams sitting outside the top-8 of their respective conference.

The Wizards have three consecutive wins, while on the other hand the Blazers are coming off a defeat that ended their previous two-game winning streak.

The Wizards have a 22-20 record this season and are sitting on the 9th place of the East. They are 18-23-1 against the spread and 22-19-1 in over/under.

In their last game they defeated the Orlando Magic at home with a 112-106 score, not beating the odds. They shot much better than their opponents from the field (52% to 41%) and were led in scoring by Kyle Kuzma with 19 points, adding 10 rebounds and a team-high 9 assists, nearly missing a triple double.

Bradley Beal leads the team both in scoring with 24 points and in dimes made with 6.4, adding 4.7 boards per game. Kuzma follows with 15.7 points and leads the team in rebounding with 8.7 per game.

Washington scores 107.3 ppg offensively and allow 109.6 ppg defensively. They have a 46.5% field goal percentage and a 32.6% 3-point percentage.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Predictions 1/15/2022

The Blazers have a 16-25 record so far this season and are sitting on the 10th place of the West. They are 15-25-1 against the spread and 19-21-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Denver Nuggets with a 108-140 score, not beating the odds.

They played very poor defense as they allowed their opponents to shoot with 63% from the field and 50% from downtown. Ben McLemore led the team in scoring with 18 points with 4 triples and 4 assists.

Damian Lillard leads the team both in scoring with 24 ppg and in assists made with 7.3, adding 4.1 rebounds per game. CJ McCollum adds 20.6 ppg, 4.1 boards and 4.5 assists per game but both are out with an injury.

The Blazers average 108.8 ppg offensively while allowing 113.2 ppg defensively. They have a 44.7% field goal percentage and a 35.8% 3-point percentage.

Both teams were tied 1-1 wins last season with each one winning on the road. The Wizards won with a 111-118 score and the Blazers with 121-132. The Blazers are 4-1 against the spread in their previous five meetings. Under is 3-1 in their previous four meetings.

The Wizards have a 12-7 home record this season, while the Blazers are 2-14 on the road. The Blazers have been struggling lately and are playing without their two star players so I’m going to pick the hosting Wizards to beat the odds today.

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