The Portland Trail Blazers (10-4) host the Brooklyn Nets (6-9) at Moda Center, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The Trail Blazers are only 2.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under for the matchup is 221.5 points.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Brooklyn Nets Odds
Point Spread
The spread for this matchup is set at 2.5 points, with bookmakers listing the Trail Blazers as the favorites.
Moneyline
As for the moneyline, the Trail Blazers have -143 odds to pick up the win, while the Nets are listed at +121 to claim victory.
Over/Under
Finally, the total for the game is set at 221.5 points.
Trail Blazers vs. Nets Game Time and How to Watch
- Game Day: Thursday, November 17, 2022
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ROOT
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Arena: Moda Center
Trail Blazers vs. Nets Betting Trends
The Trail Blazers are 10-3-1 against the spread this season. Portland has yet to lose any of the three games it has been chosen as the favorite in this season. Trail Blazers games this year have eclipsed the over/under five times in 15 opportunities (33.3%).
The Nets have six wins against the spread in 15 games this year. Brooklyn has won two of the seven games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (28.6%). Nets games this season have gone over the total in six of 15 opportunities (40%).
Potential Starting Lineups and Key Players
Trail Blazers
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damian Lillard | 9 | 27.9 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
Anfernee Simons | 12 | 22.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
Jerami Grant | 13 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
Jusuf Nurkic | 11 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Shaedon Sharpe | 13 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Nets
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Durant | 15 | 30.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Cameron Thomas | 8 | 12 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Nicolas Claxton | 15 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0 |
Royce O’Neale | 15 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Seth Curry | 6 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2 |
Trail Blazers vs. Nets Injury Report
Trail Blazers: Keon Johnson: Questionable (Hip), Justise Winslow: Questionable (Illness), Jusuf Nurkic: Questionable (Quadricep), Olivier Sarr: Out (Wrist), Gary Payton: Out (Abdomen)
Nets: Kyrie Irving: Out (Personal), TJ Warren: Out (Foot)
What you need to know about the Portland Trail Blazers
So far this season, Portland is scoring 109.9 points per game (21st-ranked in NBA) and ceding 107.6 points per contest (sixth-ranked). When playing at home, the Trail Blazers are posting 10.2 more points per game (115.7) than they are in away games (105.5).
With a 39.3% three-point percentage this season, Portland ranks third-best in the NBA. It ranks 15th in the league by draining 12.1 threes per contest. So far this year, the Trail Blazers have taken 62.6% two-pointers, accounting for 68.9% of the team’s baskets. They have shot 37.4% threes (31.1% of the team’s baskets).
What you need to know about the Brooklyn Nets
On offense Brooklyn is the 18th-ranked team in the NBA (110.8 points per game). On defense it is 11th (111.7 points conceded per game). The Nets are scoring more points at home (112.1 per game) than away (109.6). The Nets have performed worse offensively in their last 10 games, putting up 109.7 points per contest, 1.1 fewer points their than season average of 110.8.
Brooklyn is 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.5 per game) and 14th in 3-point percentage (36.1%). The Nets take 38.0% percent of their shots from beyond the arc, and 62.0% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 28.8% of the Nets’ buckets are 3-pointers, and 71.2% are 2-pointers.
Trail Blazers vs. Nets Predictions and Pick
Our pick to win this matchup is the Trail Blazers, and we expect that Trail Blazers will cover the spread (Trail Blazers -2.5). Finally, we see the scoring in this one going under the posted total of 221.5 points.
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