Trail Blazers vs Kings prediction NBA · Saturday, December 20
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings (6-21) host the Portland Trail Blazers (11-16) on Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 98 – Kings 93. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Kings are 3-8 at home and the Trail Blazers are 6-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Kings and 4-6 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Kings L4, Trail Blazers W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Kings 117 – 118 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 1.3 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 235 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 (116.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORSAC
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #824pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #811assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2314reboundsKings
Dennis SchroderG · #1721pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #187assists
Maxime RaynaudC · #4211reboundsRecent form
PORSACHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-16 | Record | 6-21 |
| 116.4 | Points scored / game | 112.9 |
| 119.7 | Points allowed / game | 120.5 |
| -2.8 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.4 |
| W2 | Current streak | L4 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 6-10 road | Home / road record | 3-8 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 40-42 (+0.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Kings
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.