Pacers vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Sunday, March 8
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) host the Indiana Pacers (15-48) on Sunday, March 8 at 9:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Pacers 111 – Trail Blazers 131. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 67% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 16-15 at home and the Pacers are 5-26 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 2-8 for the Pacers (current streaks: Trail Blazers L1, Pacers L8).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Trail Blazers 119 – 113 Pacers, a margin of about 5.5 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 232 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Pacers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
INDPOR
Top performers
Pacers
Pascal SiakamF · #4322pts / game
Andrew NembhardG · #29assistsPascal SiakamF · #436reboundsTrail Blazers
Scoot HendersonG · #0028pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #88assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2311reboundsRecent form
INDPOR
IND
Team comparison
| IND | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-48 | Record | 30-34 |
| 112.4 | Points scored / game | 114.4 |
| 119.1 | Points allowed / game | 117.4 |
| -5.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.5 |
| L8 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 5-26 road | Home / road record | 16-15 home |
| 50-32 (+2.2) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pacers
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.