Trail Blazers vs. Wizards Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The Washington Wizards (4-22) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (7-19) after losing six straight road games. The Trail Blazers are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which tips at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 21, 2023. The matchup has an over/under of 239.5 points.
Trail Blazers vs. Wizards Odds
How to Bet on Trail Blazers vs. Wizards
Game Time and Information
Who Will Win Trail Blazers vs. Wizards?
Trail Blazers and Wizards Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Trail Blazers are winless against the spread (0-1) when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
The Wizards have a 10-12 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 3.5 points or more.
The two teams average a combined 14.8 fewer points per game (224.7) than this game’s over/under of 239.5 points.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 1.5 more points per game (241) than this matchup’s over/under of 239.5 points.
The Trail Blazers’ average point total in matchups this season is 221.8, 17.7 points less than the over/under in this game.
The average total for Washington’s games this year is 4.3 more points than the point total of 239.5 in this outing.
So far this season, Portland has compiled a 13-13-0 record against the spread.
The Wizards are 13-13-0 against the spread this year.
Trail Blazers Stats & Insights
The Trail Blazers are being outscored by 6.5 points per game with a -168 scoring differential overall. They put up 107.7 points per game (29th in the NBA) and allow 114.2 per outing (17th in the league).
The Trail Blazers average 41.1 rebounds per game (27th in the league) while conceding 45.2 per outing to their opponents. They are outrebounded by 4.1 boards per game.
Portland knocks down 12.1 three-pointers per game (20th in the league) at a 34.7% rate (25th in the NBA), compared to the 10.7 per game its opponents make at a 32.9% rate.
The Trail Blazers rank 27th in the NBA with 109.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 15th in the league defensively with 116.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Trail Blazers have scored at a lower rate at home than on the road in the 2023-24 season (106.9 at home versus 108.4 on the road), and have surrendered more points in home games than on the road (115.2 opponent points per home game versus 113.3 on the road).
Wizards Stats & Insights
The Wizards have a -257 scoring differential, falling short by 9.8 points per game. They’re putting up 117.0 points per game, ninth in the league, and are allowing 126.8 per outing to rank 29th in the NBA.
Washington comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 9.8 boards. It grabs 39.3 rebounds per game (30th in league) compared to its opponents’ 49.1.
The Wizards make 12.4 three-pointers per game (15th in the league), while their opponents have made 13.0 on average.
The Wizards’ 113.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 24th in the NBA, and the 122.6 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 30th in the league.
Washington is scoring more points at home (117.5 per game) than away (116.6).
Trail Blazers Key Players to Watch
Jerami Grant is a key contributor on the scoresheet for the Trail Blazers, tallying 22.7 points per game to go with 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
Malcolm Brogdon contributes with 15.5 points, 5.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game, and Deandre Ayton adds 12.6 points, 1.5 assists and 10.7 rebounds per contest.
Grant leads active Trail Blazers in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Matisse Thybulle has notched 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.
Wizards Key Players to Watch
Kyle Kuzma puts up 23.2 points per game. He also contributes 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game this season.
This season, Daniel Gafford is averaging 10.6 points, 1.8 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game.
Kuzma averages 2.4 made threes per game.
The Wizards’ defensive effort gets a lift from Tyus Jones (1.2 steals per game) and Gafford (2.1 blocks per game).
Under (239.5)
Trail Blazers 120 – Wizards 113
