Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction
| Game Time | 8:30 pm EST |
| Portland Trail Blazers Line | +6.5 |
| San Antonio Spurs Line | -6.5 |
| Total | 228 |
| TV: | NBA TV |
Below is a detailed analysis for Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs game.
PREGAME WARM-UP:
In this all-Western battle, two squads sitting on the bottom-5 places of the conference are clashing, when the San Antonio Spurs are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs are playing better as of late, as they have failed to win only once in their last four games, following a three-game losing streak. The Spurs are playing their third straight game at home, where they are playing their best basketball of the season. The Blazers are coming off a huge home victory against the Nuggets, that snapped their previous six-game losing streak. Portland is on their first stop of a small two-game road trip in the West.
Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction
San Antonio Spurs Injury Report: No injuries
Portland Trail Blazers Injury Report: Dalanto Banton is day-to-day, Matisse Thybulle is out
San Antonio Spurs Recent Form and Trends
The Spurs have a 14-13 record this season and are sitting on the 11th place of the West. The Spurs are 12-15 against the spread and 15-12 in over/under. San Antonio has a 10-7 home record, but are 8-9 against the spread with a +0.4-point differential. The Spurs are 3-1 in their last 4 games, but just 1-6 against the spread in their last 7. Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games.
The Spurs are coming off a 133-126 win over Atlanta, as they shot with 49% from the field and 45% from beyond the arc, and were led by a dominating Victor Wembanyama with a game-high 42 points. Wemby made 7 triples and added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.
Wembanyama leads the Spurs both in scoring with 24.5 points, and in rebounding with 10.1 per game. Wemby also leads the NBA in blocks per game with 3.5. Devin Vassell adds 16.6 points per game.
Portland Trail Blazers Form and Trends
The Blazers have a 9-18 record this season and are sitting on the third to last place of the West. Portland is 15-11-1 against the spread and 12-15 in over/under. The Blazers have a 3-11 road record, but are 7-6-1 against the spread, with a -10-point differential. The Blazers are 2-8 in their last 10 games. Over is 5-2 in their last 7 games.
The Blazers are coming off a huge 126-124 win over Denver, even though they shot much worst than the Nuggets from the field (46% to 54%). All of Portland’s starters reached double digits in scoring, led by Anfernee Simons with 28 points and a team-high 10 assists.
Simons leads the Blazers in scoring with an average of 17.7 points and 4.8 assists. Shaedon Sharpe adds 17.3 points and 3.6 rebounds.
Statistical Breakdown
Offensively, the Spurs average 111.7 points per game, which ranks 18th in the NBA. They shoot 45.6% from the field (21st) and 34.9% from beyond the arc (20th). Defensively, they are allowing 113.4 points per game (16th).
Offensively, the Blazers average 107.6 point per game, ranking 27th in the league. Houston does not shoot the ball very well, with just 43.8% from the field (28th) and 33.4% from beyond the arc (25th). Defensively, they are allowing 116.4 points per game, which ranks 22nd in the league.
The Spurs have won both previous meetings against the Blazers this season, at home by 118-105 and on the road by 118-116, with both games going over the point total. The Spurs are 5-1 in their last 6 meetings against the Blazers, but the Blazers are 5-3 against the spread in their last 8 meetings. Over is 7-2 in their last 9 meetings.
Prediction
In this Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, the Spurs are coming as -6.5 home favorites. The Spurs are rightfully favored, as are by far the better team, and are playing at home, where they have been the strongest this season. But the Spurs are 1-1 against the spread in their two meetings against the Blazers this season, so picking a side is tricky. Both teams have been involved in higher scoring games as of late, as they are 10-3 to the over in their last 13 games combined. Both of their meetings this season also went over the total, so I expect the trend to continue. Take the over the point total. Nick’s Pick: Over 228
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