Suns vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Tuesday, February 3
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-27) host the Phoenix Suns (30-20) on Tuesday, February 3 at 11:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Suns 130 – Trail Blazers 125. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Suns a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 13-12 at home and the Suns are 13-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 6-4 for the Suns (current streaks: Trail Blazers L5, Suns L1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Trail Blazers 114 – 115 Suns, a margin of about 1.3 points in favor of the Suns and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Suns' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
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Top performers
Suns
Collin GillespieG · #1230pts / game
Collin GillespieG · #1210assists
Mark WilliamsC · #2511rebounds
Trail Blazers
Jerami GrantF · #323pts / game
Sidy CissokoG · #916assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2315reboundsRecent form
PHX
PORTeam comparison
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-20 | Record | 23-27 |
| 113.8 | Points scored / game | 114.3 |
| 112.4 | Points allowed / game | 117.1 |
| +1.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.4 |
| L1 | Current streak | L5 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 13-13 road | Home / road record | 13-12 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.
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