Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers 11/5/22 NBA Pick, Predictions, Odds

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns do battle at the Footprint Center in Phoenix once again on Saturday night (Nov. 5). Tip-off is at 10:00p ET (7:00p PT). Head to head, the Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in the last six meetings in Phoenix and the Trail Blazers are 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings overall.

The Portland Trail Blazers have been one of the surprise teams of the league as they’ve won six of their first eight games and they will be looking to stay hot after beating the Suns in a 108-106 road win last night. Jerami Grant led the way with 30 points and five assists, Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists while Justise Winslow and Nassir Little scored 12 points each. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 50 percent from the field and 10 of 23 from the 3-point line as they poured in 34 points in the second quarter to build a 15-point lead, before escaping on a buzzer-beating game winner from Grant after the Suns came back to tie the scores.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns will be out for revenge in this one as they were riding a five-game win streak before getting stopped in their tracks by the Trail Blazers for the second time this season. DeAndre Ayton led the way with 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting, Devin Booker scored 25 points and five assists while Mikal Bridges chipped in with 12 points. As a team, the Suns shot just 43 percent from the field and 14 of 34 from the 3-point line as they fought hard to climb all the way back from a 15-point deficit, only to get stunned at the buzzer thanks to the Trail Blazers’ Jerami Grant.

Looking at the betting trends, the Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games overall, 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning record and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall. The Suns are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games, 4-0 ATS in their last four games against a team with a winning record and 4-0 ATS in their last four games playing on zero days’ rest.

This is turning out to be quite a rivalry as the Suns are beating everyone except for the Trail Blazers who they’ve already lost to twice already. Grant did it all for the shorthanded Trail Blazers last night, but it’ll be tough to replicate that against the Suns who will surely make some adjustments for this meeting. I think the Suns bounce back and finally get the win over the Trail Blazers, but the line is just too hefty, so I’ll take the points in this spot.