Trail Blazers vs Suns prediction NBA · Sunday, February 22
At a glance
The Phoenix Suns (33-24) host the Portland Trail Blazers (27-30) on Sunday, February 22 at 8:00 PM ET at Mortgage Matchup Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 92 – Suns 77. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Suns a 61% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Suns are 19-10 at home and the Trail Blazers are 11-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Suns and 4-6 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Suns W1, Trail Blazers L1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Suns, but the Trail Blazers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Suns 116 – 112 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 3.6 points in favor of the Suns and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Suns played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Suns' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORPHX
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Donovan ClinganC · #2323pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #57assistsDonovan ClinganC · #2313reboundsSuns
Collin GillespieG · #1218pts / game
Amir CoffeyG · #24assists
Khaman MaluachC · #107reboundsRecent form
PORPHX
PHX
Team comparison
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 27-30 | Record | 33-24 |
| 115.2 | Points scored / game | 113.3 |
| 118.1 | Points allowed / game | 112.8 |
| -2.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 11-16 road | Home / road record | 19-10 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Suns
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.