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Trail Blazers vs Warriors prediction NBA · Friday, November 21

FinalChase Center · NBC Sports BA, KUNP 16, BlazerVision, NBA League Pass
33% win PORwin GS 67%
FavoriteGS
Projected margin5.5
Projected total231
ConfidenceMedium

At a glance

The Golden State Warriors (9-8) host the Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) on Friday, November 21 at 10:00 PM ET at Chase Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 127 – Warriors 123. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Warriors a 67% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Warriors are 5-0 at home and the Trail Blazers are 3-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Warriors and 3-7 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Warriors L2, Trail Blazers L4).

The analysis Model

The Warriors are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Warriors 118 – 113 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 5.5 points in favor of the Warriors and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.

  • The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
  • The Warriors' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.7 pts/game).

What tips the balance

In points, positive = edge Warriors
Team strength (adjusted point differential)GS +1.3 / POR -1.9 per game
+3.2
Home-court advantageWarriors at home
+2.3
Expected marginfor Warriors
+5.5

Scenarios

Warriors win by 10+
36%
Close game (margin ≤ 5)
28%
Trail Blazers win by 10+
11%

Stat comparison Current season

PORGS
116.4
Points scored / game
114.1
118.6
Points allowed / game
112.7
51.1 %
Field goal %
45.0 %
38.9 %
3-point %
36.9 %
43.7
3-pointers attempted / game
39.0
70.8 %
Free throw %
82.2 %
46.3
Rebounds / game
43.8
30.7
Assists / game
25.6
8.3
Steals / game
9.6
2.7
Blocks / game
3.8
13.3
Turnovers / game
16.8

Top performers

Trail Blazers
Caleb LoveG · #826pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #813assists
Robert Williams IIIC · #3511rebounds
Warriors
Stephen CurryG · #3038pts / game
Draymond GreenF · #237assists
Jimmy Butler IIIF · #108rebounds

Recent form

Last 5 games (including preseason early in the season)
POR
No games played yet.
GS
No games played yet.

Team comparison

PORGS
6-9Record9-8
116.4Points scored / game114.1
118.6Points allowed / game112.7
-1.9Adjusted margin / game+1.3
L4Current streakL2
3-7Last 10 games5-5
3-5 roadHome / road record5-0 home
36-46 (-3.0)Last season48-34 (+3.3)
NoPlayed yesterdayNo

Portland Trail Blazers Injury report Trail Blazers

No injuries reported.

Golden State Warriors Injury report Warriors

No injuries reported.

Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.