Trail Blazers vs Pelicans prediction NBA · Wednesday, November 12
At a glance
The New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) host the Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) on Wednesday, November 12 at 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 125 – Pelicans 117. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 69% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pelicans are 1-2 at home and the Trail Blazers are 2-3 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Pelicans and 5-5 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Pelicans L2, Trail Blazers L2).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Pelicans 112 – 118 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 6.3 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-9.5 vs -0.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (115.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (116.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORNO
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Shaedon SharpeG · #1735pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #512assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2310reboundsPelicans
Derik QueenC · #2226pts / game
Saddiq BeyG · #415assistsDerik QueenC · #227reboundsRecent form
PORNOHead-to-head
POR lead 3-1 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-5 | Record | 2-8 |
| 115.3 | Points scored / game | 109.0 |
| 116.3 | Points allowed / game | 120.2 |
| -0.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -9.5 |
| L2 | Current streak | L2 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 2-3 road | Home / road record | 1-2 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 21-61 (-9.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Pelicans
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.