The Toronto Raptors travel to the Moda Center to battle the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Here’s a Trail Blazers vs Raptors Prediction. This article will include a Trail Blazers vs Raptors Pick.
Toronto Raptors Betting Preview
The Toronto Raptors have been in decent shape as they’ve won seven of their last 11 games overall and they will be gunning for a third straight victory after blowing past the Kings in a 122-109 road win on Wednesday. Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes led the team in scoring with 23 points apiece, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 22 points with nine rebounds and four assists while Immanuel Quickley chipped in with 18 points and eight assists. As a team, the Raptors shot 46 percent from the field and 13 of 33 from the 3-point line as they couldn’t stop the Kings early on and struggled against the zone defense to trail by nine points going into halftime. Before they flipped a switch and dominated the third quarter by 43-21 to lead by as many as 19 points at one stage.
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have been in terrific shape as they’ve won 11 of their last 14 games overall and they will be gunning for a fifth straight victory after blowing past the Heat in a 127-110 home win last night. Shaedon Sharpe led the team with 27 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Deni Avdija and Caleb Love each scored 20 points, Tounami Camara added 16 points with eight rebounds and six assists, while Jrue Holiday returned to the lineup to finish with 15 points and seven assists. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 50 percent from the field and 20 of 50 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 39 points in the third quarter to open up a 21-point lead. However, Avdija left the game with an injury which allowed the Heat to cut their lead to just seven points, before the Trail Blazers pulled away at the end.
Why the Portland Trail Blazers will win
- The Raptors have lost 16 of their last 17 road games against Western Conference opponents that held a winning record.
- The Trail Blazers have won each of their last seven night games at Moda Center.
- The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in 17 of their last 18 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Raptors have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven Friday games as road favorites.
Why the Toronto Raptors will win
- The Trail Blazers have lost each of their last 10 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents following a win.
- The road team has won five of the Raptors’ last six games.
- The Trail Blazers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents following a win.
- The Raptors have covered the spread in 12 of their last 13 road games against Northwest Division opponents following a win.
Total Points Facts
- Ten of the Trail Blazers’ last 11 games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Seven of the Raptors’ last eight road games following a road win have gone OVER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Trail Blazers rank 30th in the league for opponent steals per game this season (10.6).
- The Trail Blazers rank 30th in the league for opponent blocks per game this season (6.3).
- The Raptors rank 1st for fast break points (887) this season.
- The Raptors rank 1st for fast break points per game (19.3) this season.
Trail Blazers vs Raptors Prediction
The Raptors are still missing Ja’Kobe Walter and Jakob Poeltl with RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles each listed as questionable, while the Trail Blazers have ruled out Kris Murray, Scoot Henderson and Matisse Thybulle again. The Raptors have been on a roll lately, and they looked great in the second half of their comeback win over the Kings on Wednesday. But it’s the Trail Blazers who enter as favorites as they are currently one of the hottest teams in the league despite constantly dealing with injuries. I get why the Raptors are favorites given that the Trail Blazers are playing their second game of a back to back set, but the Trail Blazers have quietly been one of the hottest teams in the league. I think they stay hot with an upset win at home in this spot.