Portland Trail Blazers vs. Washington Wizards odds, tips and betting trends
The Washington Wizards (4-22) hope to end a six-game road losing streak at the Portland Trail Blazers (7-19) on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET.
The Trail Blazers are a 3.5-point favorite against the Wizards when Trail Blazers and Wizards take the court. The game’s over/under is set at 239.5.
Trail Blazers vs. Wizards Betting Odds
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- Spread: Portland -3.5
- Total: 239.5
- Moneyline: Portland -158, Washington +133
- Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (- 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
- Prediction:
Trail Blazers 120 – Wizards 113
- Portland was defeated in the one game it played as the favorite this season.
- Portland has been named as a favorite of -158 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Portland has a 61.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Washington has compiled a 4-21 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 16% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +133 or longer, Washington has a record of 1-21 (4.5%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Washington has an implied win probability of 42.9%.
- The Trail Blazers average 107.7 points per game, 19.1 fewer points than the 126.8 the Wizards allow.
- Washington has put together an 8-7 ATS record and a 3-12 overall record in games it scores more than 114.2 points.
- Portland’s record is 10-5 against the spread and 7-8 overall when it allows fewer than 117 points.
- The Trail Blazers are the NBA’s 29th-ranked scoring team (107.7 PPG), while the Wizards rank 29th in points per game allowed (126.8) in the league.
- The ninth-ranked scoring NBA team (117 PPG) is Washington, while the Portland squad ranks 17th in the league defensively (114.2 PPG).
- The Trail Blazers have a -168-point scoring differential on the season (-6.5 per game). The Wizards have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (257 total points, 9.8 per game).
- The average implied total for Portland this season is 116.3 points, 5.7 fewer points than its implied total of 122 points in Thursday’s game.
- This season, Portland has put up more than 122 points one time.
- The 123.8-point average implied total on the season for Washington is 5.8 more points than the team’s 118-point implied total in this matchup.
- Game Day: Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW and MNMT2
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Arena: Moda Center
- TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
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