NBA Odds: Trail Blazers (even)
The San Antonio Spurs head to the Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The game gets underway at 10:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and will air on ESPN, CW35 and KGW.
The Trail Blazers lost to the Grizzlies 98-92 on Sunday. Nicolas Batum recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds, earning his second double-double of the year. The Spurs, meanwhile, are coming off a 90-81 loss at the hands of the Jazz on Monday. Boris Diaw stood out for San Antonio, recording 13 points, two steals, and two rebounds.
The Trail Blazers have won two out of three against the Spurs this season, but dropped their most recent game, 110-96. Danny Green was a top performer in the victory with 19 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and four three-pointers.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is presently unavailable. The Trail Blazers are attempting to build on their records of 36-19 Straight Up (SU) and 27-27-1 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games they are 3-7 ATS. The Trail Blazers are an impressive shooting team from the line with an NBA-best .797 free throw percentage. Turning to the defensive side, teams routinely struggle to score points against the Trail Blazers, who allow a league-low 93.3 points per home game. Teams have to fight for three-pointers against the Trail Blazers, who have the least opponent three-pointers made in the league at 338 (6.2 per game). The Trail Blazers do a great job keeping their opponents off of the glass and limiting second-chance points. They have the most defensive rebounds in the NBA, with an average of 35.0 defensive rebounds per game.
Across the court, San Antonio has a SU record of 34-22 and an ATS record of 23-31-2. Most recently, San Antonio is a meager 2-8 ATS over the last 10 games. San Antonio’s defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, ranking second in the NBA with only 96.1 points allowed per road game.
San Antonio won the last meeting this season between these two teams, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 7-3. Additionally, with a 7-3 record, the Spurs have the advantage ATS. Portland had the advantage in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) four times over the last 10. San Antonio has had the edge in all categories twice.
Predictions: SU Winner – POR, ATS Winner – POR
Notes
San Antonio ranks 13th in points per game with 100.5, while Portland ranks seventh in points allowed with an average of 97.2 given up.
San Antonio averages 97.0 points per away game this season. However, Portland is the top-ranked team in points allowed at home, giving up just 93.3 points per game.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Spurs are 24-9 on the season. When the Trail Blazers score fewer than 100, they are an underachieving 8-14.
San Antonio is 10-13 when allowing 100 or more points this season. The Trail Blazers have a dazzling 28-5 record when hitting triple digits.
The Trail Blazers have a defensive rating of 99.3, second-best in the NBA. The Spurs also rank in the top half of the league for their offensive rating of 103.4 (ranked 12th).
San Antonio has an average field goal percentage of 45.5%. Portland is an even 9-9 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Portland Trail Blazers average 27.8 three point attempts per game, and the San Antonio Spurs attempt 23.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Portland is 26-16 and San Antonio is 14-8.
Portland has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.65 this season (ranked 14th). San Antonio ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.76 (ranked eighth).
Portland ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at third (45.8 per game), while San Antonio ranks 14th with 43.7 per game.
The Portland Trail Blazers are the NBA’s best defensive rebounding team. The San Antonio Spurs rank 24th in offensive rebounding.
Portland has forced an average turnover percentage of 12.5% this season. San Antonio is an even 19-19 when its TOV% is 12.5% or higher.
