The Portland Trail Blazers (34-32) take on the visiting Orlando Magic (28-36) at the Moda Center. The game gets underway at 10:30 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 12 and will air on FxF and POR.
The Trail Blazers were beaten by the Warriors 128-112 on Friday. C.J. McCollum finished with 18 points to lead the team. The Magic, meanwhile, are coming off a 107-100 win over the Kings on Friday. Aaron Gordon played well, recording 20 points and 11 rebounds to claim his 10th double-double of the season.
Over the last five games, Victor Oladipo has been on fire for the Magic. During that stretch, he has averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 0.8 three-pointers.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Magic won the first game 102-94. Tobias Harris played a big role with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers enter the game with records of 34-32 Straight Up (SU) and 37-29 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 34-32 SU and 37-29 ATS versus the Eastern Conference. Portland is excellent from the perimeter with 688 three-pointers made (10.0 per game), the third-most in the league.
On the other side, Orlando has a SU record of 28-36 and an ATS record of 36-28. Orlando has records of 28-36 SU and 36-28 ATS against the West.
Orlando won the last meeting this season between these two teams, taking the head-to-head record to an even 5-5 SU over the past 10 meetings. However, the Magic lead the matchup ATS with a record of 7-3.
Predictions: SU Winner – Por
Notes
“Portland is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games “.
“Portland is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games “.
“Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland’s last 5 games “.
“Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home”.
“Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland’s last 5 games at home”.
“Portland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Orlando”.
“Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando”.
Orlando’s offense and Portland’s defense are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Orlando scores an average of 0.0 points per game, while Portland allows 0.0 points per game.
Orlando and Portland are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per away game and points allowed at home respectively. Orlando scores an average of 0.0 points on the road, while Portland allows 0.0 points at home on average.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Magic are 20-8 on the season. When the Trail Blazers score fewer than 100, they are an underachieving 4-17.
The Orlando Magic have an abysmal 8-28 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Portland Trail Blazers are 30-15 when they hit the century mark.
The Magic have an offensive rating of 102.0 (ranked 25th), while the Trail Blazers rank 20th for their defensive rating of 105.8.
The Portland Trail Blazers average a field goal percentage of 45.0% this season. The Orlando Magic have an underachieving record of 8-25 when opponents have a FG% of 45.0% or greater.
Portland attempts an average of 28.0 three pointers per game, and Orlando attempts 22.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Trail Blazers have a 26-23 record while the Magic have a 10-13 record.
The Portland Trail Blazers rank 21st with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.50. The Orlando Magic have a higher A/TO (1.66), ranking 12th.
Portland ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at fifth (45.6 per game), while Orlando ranks 13th with 44.2 per game.
The Orlando Magic rank 15th in offensive rebounding, while the Portland Trail Blazers rank ninth in defensive rebounding.
Portland has forced an average turnover percentage of 12.7% this season. Orlando has a losing 17-28 record when its TOV% is 12.7% or higher.
