Trail Blazers vs Pelicans prediction NBA · Friday, January 2
At a glance
The New Orleans Pelicans (8-27) host the Portland Trail Blazers (14-20) on Friday, January 2 at 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 122 – Pelicans 109. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pelicans are 6-15 at home and the Trail Blazers are 7-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Pelicans and 5-5 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Pelicans L5, Trail Blazers L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Pelicans 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 Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (118.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORNOTop performers
Trail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #834pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #811assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2315reboundsPelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · #135pts / game
Jordan PooleG · #36assists
Kevon LooneyF · #5512reboundsRecent form
PORNOHead-to-head
POR lead 3-1 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-20 | Record | 8-27 |
| 114.8 | Points scored / game | 114.1 |
| 118.6 | Points allowed / game | 122.1 |
| -3.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.8 |
| L1 | Current streak | L5 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 7-11 road | Home / road record | 6-15 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.