The Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans collide at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night. Here’s a Pelicans vs Trail Blazers Prediction. This article will include a Pelicans vs Trail Blazers Pick.
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Preview
The Portland Trail Blazers have cooled off a bit recently as they’ve lost three of their past four games. They will be itching to bounce back after coming up just short to the Magic in a 115-112 road defeat on Monday. Shaedon Sharpe led the team with 31 points on 12 of 18 shooting, Deni Avdija added 27 points with five assists while Jerami Grant chipped in with 17 points and four assists off the bench.
As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 44 percent from the field and 13 of 36 from the 3-point line as they poured in 36 points in the fourth quarter to take the lead after trailing by 14 points. But just when the game looked headed for overtime, it was the Magic’s Desmond Bane who drained the game-winner 3-pointer at the buzzer to break the hearts of the Trail Blazers.
New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans have been in terrible shape as they’ve lost eight of their first 10 games and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting scorched by the Suns in a 121-98 road defeat on Monday. Trey Murphy III led the team in scoring with 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Saddiq Bey and Jeremiah Fears each scored 15 points while Derik Queen chipped in with 12 points off the bench.
As a team, the Pelicans shot 41 percent from the field and 10 of 32 from the 3-point line as they struggled to match the Suns’ hot start. They were never really in the contest after getting outscored by 64-41 in the first half and trailing by as many as 32 points.
Why the New Orleans Pelicans will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Trail Blazers’ last five games.
- The Trail Blazers have lost 20 of their last 25 road games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Trail Blazers have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games as road favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- The home team has covered the spread in five of the Trail Blazers’ last six games.
Why the Portland Trail Blazers will win
- The favorites have won each of the Pelicans’ last 11 games at Smoothie King Center.
- The Pelicans have lost each of their last eight games against Western Conference opponents following a loss.
- The Pelicans have failed to cover the spread in nine of their last 10 games against Northwest Division opponents.
- The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in each of their last five games against the Pelicans.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the Trail Blazers’ last eight games as road favorites following a road loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the last four night games between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans have gone UNDER the total points line.
Pelicans vs Trail Blazers Prediction
The Trail Blazers are still missing Scoot Henderson and Matisse Thybulle, while the Pelicans have ruled out Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray and Jordan Poole again. These two squads met four times last season with the Trail Blazers winning the last three meetings, and I’m not surprised that they’ve opened as heavy favorites on the road with the banged up Pelicans struggling to stay afloat. The Trail Blazers need a win to get their season back on track after a few tough losses and I think they get it against this slumping Pelicans team who have just two wins from 10 games this season.