Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Best Bets and Prediction

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19 January 2024

Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Best Bets and Prediction

The Indiana Pacers are at the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association on Friday. The Indiana Pacers standings show they are 23-17 on the season, and 7th in the Eastern Conference. Indiana has dropped back-to-back games. The most recent loss was on the road at Utah. Despite those two losses, the Pacers are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

Pacers vs Trail Blazers Picks

Our final bet for this game is the Indiana Pacers -4.5 over Portland!

Pick: Indiana Pacers -4.5.

For Portland, they are 11-29 on the season. The Trail Blazers are only ahead of the Spurs in the Western Conference standings. Portland is coming off a win at home over the Nets on Wednesday. Let’s get to our Pacers vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets:

Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Odds

Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Information

Before our Pacers vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets some information on the two teams playing this game on the NBA schedule:

Indiana Pacers (23-17) vs Portland Trail Blazers (11-29)

Date & Time: Friday January 19th, 2024; 7:00pm PST

Location of the game: Moda Center; Portland, OR

How to Watch: ROOT Sports NW

Recent Scores for Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Here are some recent scores for both NBA teams:

Indiana Pacers Last 5

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024: 112-104 win over Washington Wizards
Friday, January 12th, 2024: 126-108 win at Atlanta Hawks
Sunday, January 14th, 2024: 117-109 loss at Denver Nuggets
Monday, January 15th, 2024: 132-105 loss at Utah Jazz
Thursday, January 18th, 2024: 126-121 win at Sacramento Kings

Portland Trail Blazers Last 5

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024: 112-84 loss at New York Knicks
Thursday, January 11th, 2024: 139-77 loss at Oklahoma City Thunder
Friday, January 12th, 2024: 116-93 loss at Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, January 14th, 2024: 127-116 loss to Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024: 105-105 win over Brooklyn Nets

Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Analysis

In the win over the Kings on Thursday, Indiana was a little shorthanded, as they did not have their new star Pascal Siakam with them yet. Despite that, they still scored 126 and won the game. Ben Mathurin led the way with 25 points, while TJ McConnell poured in 20 points and 10 assists.

Indiana is not expected to have Siakam for this NBA game as well. He will help a Pacers team that is already the top-scoring team in the league. Indiana is scoring more than 125 points per game. He should help their 40.6 rebounds per game, which is 29th out of 30 teams in the league.

The Pacers will remain on the road for one more game after this one. Indiana is at the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. After that, the Pacers head back home and will play four straight home games. Indiana will welcome the Nuggets, 76ers, Suns, and Grizzlies to town.

When looking at NBA Team Stats, the Portland Trail Blazers are dead last in team offense. Portland is scoring just 107.2 points per game. The Trail Blazers are the worst shooting team in the league, at 43.2%. Portland also ranks last in assists per game, with 16.3 per game.

The top scorer for the Trail Blazers is Anfernee Simons. He is scoring 22.9 points per game, while Jerami Grant is adding 21.4 per game.

Portland heads out on the road to start a four-game road trip after this game. The Trail Blazers will head to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers on Sunday. After that, Portland is at the Thunder, Rockets, and Spurs. The next home game for the Trail Blazers is January 28th against the Bulls.

Odds Breakdown for Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Before we give our Portland Trail Blazers predictions, take a look at the updated NBA Odds:

Spread: Indiana Pacers -4.5, Portland Trail Blazers +4.5
Total: 238.5
Moneyline: Indiana Pacers -200, Portland Trail Blazers +170

Indiana Pacers vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Pick and Prediction

It is time for our Pacers vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets – we like the Indiana Pacers to win this game. Sure, they played last night, but they are a better team than Portland. It will be nice to see Indiana get some more help offensively.

They are going to continue to be one of the top offensive teams in the league. In this game, their offense is too much, even without Siakam playing.The Pacers win this game by double digits. Our final bet for this game is the Indiana Pacers -4.5 over Portland!