Raptors vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Friday, January 23
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-22) host the Toronto Raptors (27-19) on Friday, January 23 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Raptors 110 – Trail Blazers 98. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Raptors a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 13-10 at home and the Raptors are 14-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Trail Blazers and 6-4 for the Raptors (current streaks: Trail Blazers W4, Raptors W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Trail Blazers 113 – 115 Raptors, a margin of about 1.4 points in favor of the Raptors and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Trail Blazers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Raptors' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
TORPOR
Top performers
Raptors
Sandro MamukelashviliF · #5422pts / game
Immanuel QuickleyG · #57assists
Scottie BarnesF · #49reboundsTrail Blazers
Shaedon SharpeG · #1721pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #57assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2316reboundsRecent form
TORPOR
POR
Team comparison
| TOR | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 27-19 | Record | 23-22 |
| 113.6 | Points scored / game | 115.3 |
| 113.0 | Points allowed / game | 117.1 |
| +0.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.5 |
| W2 | Current streak | W4 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 14-9 road | Home / road record | 13-10 home |
| 30-52 (-4.3) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Raptors
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.