Portland Trail Blazers vs. Brooklyn Nets Prediction, Preview, and Odds

Portland Trail Blazers take on Brooklyn Nets at 3:00 PM EST inside the Barclays Center. The last time these two teams met, the Nets won 109-107. Portland Trailblazers are coming into this one after beating the New York Knicks 132-129 in overtime. Brooklyn lost to the Indiana Pacers 128-117. Last week's NFL 3-Pack cashed, as I am (5-2) in my last seven NFL picks.

Portland Trail Blazers are 5-5 in their last 10 games. They are in fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Anfernee Simmons is scoring 23.6 points per game on 42.7% shooting from the field. The team is shooting 37. 7% from three-point range. Brooklyn Nets are shooting 46.3% on three pointers. Damian Lillard, Keon Johnson, Gary Payton II and Drew Eubanks are injured. Brooklyn is the 15th best team in terms of defensive rating. Portland is 21st in rebounds per games, which is a problem for Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Nets are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings. Kevin Durant is scoring 29.2 points per game on 53% shooting from the field. Kyrie Irving is back from his suspension and he's averaged 25.1 points this season. Brooklyn is shooting 49.4% from field and 37.9% on three-pointers. The Nets have a defensive rating of 113. 2. They are allowing 111. 9 points a game and their opponents shoot 44.3%. T.J. Warren is out for this game. Yuta Watanabe is questionable.

Brooklyn Nets are the better team on the offensive end of the court. Brooklyn is holding their opponents to the lowest shooting percentage in the NBA. The Nets will play good enough defense to win this game outright. Portland Trail Blazers are without Lillard. Brooklyn Nets is the more talented team. New York Knicks are a better defensive team than the Portland Blazers.

Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets are playing a low-scoring game. The Nets have been better on the defensive end of the floor and have held their opponents to the lowest shooting percentage from the field. Neither team is going to take many shots. The Blazers are only scoring the 19th most points per game and the Nets the 18th.

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