Trail Blazers vs Mavericks prediction NBA · Sunday, November 16
At a glance
The Dallas Mavericks (3-10) host the Portland Trail Blazers (6-6) on Sunday, November 16 at 7:30 PM ET at American Airlines Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 133 – Mavericks 138. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Mavericks a 51% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Mavericks are 2-7 at home and the Trail Blazers are 3-4 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Mavericks and 5-5 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Mavericks L3, Trail Blazers L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Mavericks 116 – 115 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 0.3 points in favor of the Mavericks and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (115.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORDAL
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Shaedon SharpeG · #1736pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #87assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2311reboundsMavericks
Cooper FlaggF · #3221pts / game
D'Angelo RussellG7assists
Naji MarshallF · #39reboundsRecent form
PORDAL
POR
Team comparison
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 6-6 | Record | 3-10 |
| 115.7 | Points scored / game | 111.6 |
| 117.3 | Points allowed / game | 115.6 |
| -1.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.4 |
| L1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 3-4 road | Home / road record | 2-7 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Mavericks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.