Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers odds, line: 2022 NBA picks, April 7 prediction from proven computer model
The New Orleans Pelicans are favored by 17 points over the Portland Trail Blazers at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday. New York is 35-44 overall and 18-21 at home, while Portland is 27-52 overall, 10-29 on the road. SportsLine's advanced computer model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,00 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over past three-plus seasons.
SportsLine's computer model has set its sights on Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers. The model is predicting an April 7 game with Pelicans as the under-under favorite.
Portland Trail Blazers are on an eight-game losing streak. They are playing on Thursday night. Damian Lillard, Josh Hart, Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic are absent. The team has been eliminated from the playoffs for several weeks.
Pelicans won five of their final seven games in March. New Orleans has two wins in its first three games of April. Pelicans beat Sacramento 123-109 on Tuesday night. They control their own destiny for the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference.
Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers is a 2018 NBA game. The model simulates the game 10,000 times and it has picked the Pelicans to win almost 70 percent of the time.
