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2022 NBA Handicapping
(7-3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-8)
Date: Wednesday, November 9th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
NBA Moneyline Odds: Trail Blazers -200 |Hornets +178 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: POR -5
NBA Betting Total: 220.5
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The road Trail Blazers enter this contest coming off a dramatic 110-107 win over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. They entered that contest as 5-point road underdogs.
The home Hornets come into this Wednesday night affair off of a 108-100 loss to the Bradley Beal-less Washington Wizards. They were 2-point favorites in that one.
Portland Trail Blazers
As of this writing on Tuesday, Portland has quite the injury report.
The good news is that most of it is listed as questionable. The bad news is that the list includes Damian Lillard (calf), Jerami Grant (ankle), Anfernee Simons (foot), Jusuf Nurkic (abductor) and Justise Winslow (ankle).
Keep an eye on the status of Blazers players before making your bets. That’s five rotation players, including a perennial All-Star and four starters with status up in the air.
So far this season, the Trail Blazers are scoring 109.8 points per night. As of this writing on Tuesday, that puts the team in the No. 22 spot across the Association.
Defensively, Portland gives up 108.9 points per night. That number is good enough for eighth.
When looking at advanced stats, the Blazers rank 18th in Offensive Efficiency this season, averaging 108.9 points per 100 possessions. And in Defensive Efficiency, the team ranks 11th, giving up 107.4 points per 100 possessions.
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte hasn’t won a game straight up in five outings, and it’s failed to cover the spread in all five as well.
So far this season, the Hornets are scoring 109.1 points per night. That puts the team in the 24th spot across the Association.
Defensively, Charlotte is giving up 113.8 points per night. That number is only good enough for 18th.
When looking at advanced stats, the Hornets rank 28th in Offensive Efficiency, averaging 103.5 points per 100 possessions—a tie with the LA Clippers.
In terms of Defensive Efficiency, the team ranks 14th, giving up 108.6 points per 100 possessions.
As of this writing, Cody Martin is listed as questionable while Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball have been ruled out.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Under is 8-1 in Trail Blazers last 9 road games.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Hornets last 4 home games.
- Hornets are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Hornets are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Prediction:
On the year, the Blazers are 8-2 against the spread. The Hornets, on the other hand are just 4-7.
If Portland ends up severally short-handed, anything from a tight Blazers win to a convincing Hornets win is in play. The Hornets are far from world-beaters, but they have weapons like Terry Rozier who can make a game against anybody interesting, especially a group of reserves.
On the other hand, if the Trail Blazers are able to run out some, most or all of the players on the questionable list, the script flips big time.
Portland is trying to establish itself as a real contender, meaning early-season wins are especially important.
Even if the Blazers are without a couple of pieces, I’d expect a few pieces to be upgraded ahead of game time, and that will be enough.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Trail Blazers -5
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