Trail Blazers vs Hornets prediction NBA · Saturday, February 28
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (29-31) host the Portland Trail Blazers (29-31) on Saturday, February 28 at 1:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 93 – Hornets 109. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 66% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 12-16 at home and the Trail Blazers are 13-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Hornets and 6-4 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Hornets W3, Trail Blazers W1).
The analysis Model
The Hornets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Hornets 118 – 113 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 5.1 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORCHA
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Jrue HolidayG · #525pts / gameJrue HolidayG · #54assists
Donovan ClinganC · #238reboundsHornets
Brandon MillerF · #2426pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #18assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1411reboundsRecent form
PORCHA
POR
Team comparison
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 29-31 | Record | 29-31 |
| 115.0 | Points scored / game | 114.3 |
| 117.5 | Points allowed / game | 113.5 |
| -2.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 13-16 road | Home / road record | 12-16 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.