San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers 12/14/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs collide at the AT&T Center on Wednesday night.

The Portland Trail Blazers have been on a nice run as they’ve won four of their past five games and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after blowing past the Timberwolves in a 133-112 home win on Monday. Damian Lillard drained 11 3-pointers to lead the way with 38 points on 13 of 21 shooting, Jerami Grant added 24 points on seven of 12 shooting while Jusuf Nurkic tallied 14 points with 16 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 53 percent from the field and 21 of 46 from the 3-point line as they took control of the contest with 70 points in the first half, before they poured in another 36 points in the third quarter to lead by as many as 27 points.

Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs look to have moved on from their ugly 11-game losing streak as they are now gunning for a season-high fourth straight win after sneaking past the Cavaliers in a 112-111 home win on Monday. Josh Richardson led the team with 24 points on nine of 13 shooting off the bench, Keldon Johnson added 21 points while Devin Vassell chipped in with 16 points off the bench. As a team, the Spurs shot 47 percent from the field and nine of 27 from the 3-point line as they dominated the first half to build a 19-point lead which proved to be just enough in the end as the Cavaliers just missed on the potential game-winner at the buzzer.

Looking at the betting trends, the Trail Blazers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games, 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing record and 5-0 ATS in their last five games overall. The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games, 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a winning record and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall.

Head to head, the under is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings overall and the Trail Blazers are 0-5 ATS in the last five meetings overall.

The Trail Blazers are keeping an eye on Josh Hart and Drew Eubanks who are both listed as day to day, while the Spurs have listed Keita Bates-Diop, Josh Richardson and Zach Collins as questionable. The Trail Blazers have looked great ever since Lillard rejoined the lineup, but the Spurs have come to life with three wins on the trot, so this one could go either way. The Spurs might be worth a look if the line was a bigger, but as it stands, I think the Trail Blazers are the bet at the short line.