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2022 NBA Handicapping
(31-48) Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans (50-29)
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
NBA Moneyline Odds: Trail Blazers | Pelicans (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Pelicans -16.5
NBA Betting Total: 233.5
The Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans face off on Thursday in an NBA showdown at the Smoothie King Center. When these two teams faced off on March 30th it was New Orleans that won 117-107.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers come into this game with a 27-52 record overall and away from home they are 10-29. This is a Trail Blazers team that has had some major issues and it starts with all the guys who are injured.
In the last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the defense was strong giving up only 98 points, but the offense scored only 94 points and that led to four point defeat. The offense only scored 12 points in the 4th quarter and that led to the defeat.
With all the injuries there really isn’t a star player for this team but Ben McLemore scored 17 points in the last game and it’s going to be important that he has a big game again in this one. If he and the other young guys don’t step up, this is going to be another long game.
New Orleans Pelicans
On the other side of this matchup is the New Orleans Pelicans who sit with a 35-44 record overall and they have gone 18-21 at home. The trade for CJ McCollum changed everything for this team, and now they have a spot in the playoffs.
In the last game against the Kings the offense scored 123 points and that was enough to win by 14 points. The Pelicans are averaging 109 points while their defense is giving up 109.9 points per game. A lot of the stats are a little skewed because of how much they struggled at the beginning of the season.
Zion Williamson is still out but CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram are both having big seasons for the Pelicans. If the offense is strong again in this game, New Orleans is going to be in good shape to get the job done.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Trail Blazers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games.
- Trail Blazers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a losing straight up
- Trail Blazers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Pelicans last 6 overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Pelicans last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
This Trail Blazers team has struggled to cover spreads coming into this game and they aren’t going to magically turn it around in this game. I expect the Pelicans to score at least 120 points and they are going to cruise to the victory. Back the Pelicans against the spread.
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