Trail Blazers vs Kings prediction NBA · Sunday, January 18
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings (12-30) host the Portland Trail Blazers (21-22) on Sunday, January 18 at 9:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 117 – Kings 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Kings are 9-13 at home and the Trail Blazers are 9-12 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Kings and 7-3 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Kings W4, Trail Blazers W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Kings 115 – 116 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 0.6 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Trail Blazers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-6.5 vs -2.0 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (115.1 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 · #830pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #88assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2317reboundsKings
Russell WestbrookG · #1823pts / gameRussell WestbrookG · #187assists
Dylan CardwellC · #3210reboundsRecent form
PORSACHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-22 | Record | 12-30 |
| 115.1 | Points scored / game | 111.8 |
| 117.4 | Points allowed / game | 119.4 |
| -2.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.5 |
| W2 | Current streak | W4 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 9-12 road | Home / road record | 9-13 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 40-42 (+0.5) |
| Yes | 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.