Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends

A pair of struggling squads hit the court when the Brooklyn Nets (16-23) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (10-29) on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET. The Nets will look to halt a three-game losing streak against the Trail Blazers, who have lost four straight.

The Nets hit the court as 6-point favorites against the Trail Blazers. The over/under for the game is 223.5.

Nets vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

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• Spread: Brooklyn -6
• Total: 223.5
• Moneyline: Brooklyn -238, Portland +193

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (223.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Nets 115 – Trail Blazers 112

• Brooklyn has been victorious in 10, or 71.4%, of the 14 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season, Brooklyn has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -238 or better on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Brooklyn has a 70.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

• Portland is 9-26 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 25.7% of those games).
• Portland has gone 6-21 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +193 or longer (22.2%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Portland a 34.1% chance to win.

• The 114.1 points per game the Nets average are only three fewer points than the Trail Blazers allow (117.1).
• Brooklyn is 10-6 against the spread and 8-8 overall when scoring more than 117.1 points.
• Portland is 7-2 against the spread and 4-5 overall when it scores more than 115.9 points.
• Brooklyn’s record is 9-0-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall when it allows fewer than 107.3 points.
• The Nets are at the 18th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.1 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the 19th-fewest points per game (117.1) in the league.
• Portland’s squad is currently the lowest-scoring team in the NBA (107.3 PPG), while Brooklyn’s team is 17th in points allowed per game (115.9).
• The Nets have a negative point differential on the season (-71 total points, -1.8 per game), as do the Trail Blazers (-382 total points, -9.8 per game).

• Brooklyn has an average implied point total of 117.1 this season, which is 2.1 points higher than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (115).
• So far this season, Brooklyn has put up more than 115 points in a game 20 times.
• The average implied point total on the year for Portland (117.8) is 8.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (109).

• Game Day: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW and YES
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Arena: Moda Center
• TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
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