Trail Blazers vs Heat prediction NBA · Saturday, November 8
At a glance
The Miami Heat (5-4) host the Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) on Saturday, November 8 at 8:00 PM ET at Kaseya Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 131 – Heat 136. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Heat a 62% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Heat are 3-0 at home and the Trail Blazers are 2-1 on the road. Since the start of the season: 5-4 for the Heat and 5-3 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Heat W1, Trail Blazers W1).
The analysis Model
The Heat are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Heat 116 – 112 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 3.9 points in favor of the Heat and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Heat played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORMIA
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #833pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #513assistsDeni AvdijaF · #811reboundsHeat
Nikola JovicF · #529pts / game
Davion MitchellG · #28assists
Jaime Jaquez Jr.F · #2412reboundsRecent form
PORMIA
POR
Team comparison
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | Record | 5-4 |
| 114.7 | Points scored / game | 115.8 |
| 115.4 | Points allowed / game | 112.8 |
| -0.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +2.5 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 5-3 | Last 10 games | 5-4 |
| 2-1 road | Home / road record | 3-0 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 37-45 (+0.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Heat
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.