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2022 NBA Handicapping
(16-25) Portland Trail Blazers vs. Washington Wizards (22-20)
Date: Friday, January 14th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Capital One Arena
NBA Moneyline Odds: Trail Blazers +250 | Wizards -300 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Trail Blazers +7.5/ Wizards -7.5
NBA Betting Total: 220
The Portland Trail Blazers will be on the road to take on the Washington Wizards on Friday, January 14th.
The tip-off is set for 7:00 ET Capital One Arena.
Washington started off as a 7 point favorite and that number is now up to 7.5. The total has gone from 218.5 to 220.
Portland Trail Blazers
Just when you think things cannot get any worse for the Trail Blazers, something else happens. This team has been a total disappointment in the 2021-2022 and unless something changes, that is how their season will be defined.
This team has lost three of their past five ball games. They just never seem to be able to find a stroke of a consistency, which is always a killer for a team.
I get that these guys are without their two best players, but they were struggling long before that. I think something is going on with this team that we are unaware of because the record they have is just unacceptable.
If I am Damian Lillard, I would not want to stay with this team. My goal would be to get to a destination that is at least more competitive.
Portland got smoked by the Denver Nuggets on Thursday by a score of 140-108. I get that their opponent is the better team, but you cannot lose by 32 points to them. It just simply cannot happen and it is a really bad look.
The defense just had no answers for what the Nuggets wanted to do on offense. Simply put, this team got embarrassed on that side of the ball and they are going to have to be much better when they face off with the Wizards.
Washington Wizards
The Wizards have been an up-and-down team this year. They got off to a very hot start, but have cooled down considerably since then.
Washington comes into this game with a record of 22-20, which puts them in 9th place. Ideally, they would like to jump up and get a better seed, but I would not totally bank on that one happening.
With Bradley Beal out of the lineup, other players are going to have to step up for these guys. That is easier said than done when he was such an important piece of the offense.
These guys last played on Wednesday, where they beat the Orlando Magic by a score of 112-106. They did just what they had to do against one of the worst teams in the NBA.
Kyle Kuzma was the leading scorer for this team in their last game with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie also chipped in 17 points and 4 assists.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Trail Blazers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games.
- The Trail Blazers are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
- The Wizards are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The Wizards are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Washington Wizards NBA Analysis:
It is going to be pretty hard for the Blazers to play much worse than they did in their last game with the Nuggets. They will just have to flush that game and focus their attention to the Wizards.
Even with Beal out of the lineup in the last game, other guys contributed to the scoring over Orlando. If he is once again sidelined, that will have to be the case on Saturday.
I know that Washington is short-handed, but this is still a game they need to be able to get. You should not lose to Portland when they are without Dame and CJ.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Wizards ATS
At this point in the season, it can definitely seem difficult to have confidence backing the Wizards, but I like them here. I just feel their offense will be too much for a bad Portland defense to handle.
The 7.5 is a reasonable number for me to lay here against a Blazers team that is clearly short-handed. I do not feel Portland will be able to score the ball or get stops in this game.
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