Heat vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Thursday, January 22
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (22-22) host the Miami Heat (23-21) on Thursday, January 22 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Heat 110 – Trail Blazers 127. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Heat a 52% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Trail Blazers are 12-10 at home and the Heat are 8-14 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Trail Blazers and 4-6 for the Heat (current streaks: Trail Blazers W3, Heat W1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Trail Blazers 116 – 117 Heat, a margin of about 0.5 points in favor of the Heat and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
MIAPOR
Top performers
Heat
Bam AdebayoC · #1332pts / game
Pelle LarssonG · #96assistsBam AdebayoC · #1310reboundsTrail Blazers
Shaedon SharpeG · #1727pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #57assists
Robert Williams IIIC · #3510reboundsRecent form
MIAPOR
POR
Team comparison
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 23-21 | Record | 22-22 |
| 117.6 | Points scored / game | 115.1 |
| 116.5 | Points allowed / game | 117.3 |
| +1.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 8-14 road | Home / road record | 12-10 home |
| 37-45 (+0.6) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Heat
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.