Kings vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Thursday, December 18
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (10-16) host the Sacramento Kings (6-20) on Thursday, December 18 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Kings 133 – Trail Blazers 134. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 68% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 4-6 at home and the Kings are 3-12 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Trail Blazers and 3-7 for the Kings (current streaks: Trail Blazers W1, Kings L3).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Trail Blazers, but the Kings have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Trail Blazers 120 – 114 Kings, a margin of about 5.9 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (115.9 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACPOR
Top performers
Kings
DeMar DeRozanG · #1033pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #1810assists
Maxime RaynaudC · #4211reboundsTrail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #835pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #85assists
Jerami GrantF · #39reboundsRecent form
SACPORHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 6-20 | Record | 10-16 |
| 112.4 | Points scored / game | 115.9 |
| 120.1 | Points allowed / game | 119.4 |
| -6.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.9 |
| L3 | Current streak | W1 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 3-12 road | Home / road record | 4-6 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.