The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the Phoenix Suns Saturday evening at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 0-1, while Phoenix is 1-1. Phoenix won all three matchups between the teams last season. Its average margin of victory was 13 points in those three victories.
Tip-off is set for 10 p.m. ET. Portland is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Suns odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 232. Before entering any Suns vs. Blazers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Suns vs. Blazers. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Blazers vs. Suns:
- Trail Blazers vs. Suns spread: Trail Blazers -2.5
- Trail Blazers vs. Suns over-under: 232 points
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What you need to know about the Trail Blazers
The Blazers fell 124-121 to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. CJ McCollum put forth a good effort for the losing side as he shot 6-for-11 from beyond the arc and finished with 34 points, five dimes and six rebounds. Damian Lillard scored 20 points, while Jusuf Nurkic added 20 points and 14 boards.
Portland was a 6.5-point favorite in that matchup. The Blazers cleared .500 against the spread last season, covering 51.3 percent of the time.
What you need to know about the Suns
Meanwhile, Phoenix picked up a 115-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Phoenix can attribute much of its success to point guard Chris Paul, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 assists in addition to five boards, and small forward Mikal Bridges, who had 21 points along with five rebounds.
It was a nice bounce-back victory for Phoenix after coming up short against the Nuggets in the opener. Paul leads the way with 19 points per game this season, while Bridges (18.5 ppg) and Devin Booker (17 ppg) have been big contributors as well. Deandre Ayton is averaging 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds.
How to make Suns vs. Trail Blazers picks
The model is leaning under on the total, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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