Portland Trail Blazers (11-8) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-11)
November 27, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets -5.5; Over/Under: +222.5
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. The Portland Trail Blazers have lost 5 of their last 7 games. The Brooklyn Nets have split their last 8 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 110.4 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 110.3 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 26.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 23.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. Jerami Grant is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 9.8 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.4 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 111.7 points on 49.4 percent shooting and allowing 111.9 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 29.2 points and 5.4 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 25.1 points and 4.4 rebounds. Nic Claxton is the third double-digit scorer and Royce O’Neale is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.9 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 38 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.2 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Nets are 13-38-1 ATS in their last 52 home games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Sunday games. The under is 16-7-1 in Trail Blazers last 24 overall. The over is 5-2 in Nets last 7 overall. The Trail Blazers are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Brooklyn.
You would think the Brooklyn Nets should win this game comfortably at home, but they have yet to really get rolling. In fact, the Nets win at home by an average of just 0.8 points, and they lose in the favorite role by an average of 0.4 points. The Portland Trail Blazers are also still a decent team even without Lillard. Give me the road dog.
