Nets vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Monday, March 23
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (35-37) host the Brooklyn Nets (17-54) on Monday, March 23 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Nets 99 – Trail Blazers 134. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 74% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 18-16 at home and the Nets are 8-28 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Trail Blazers and 2-8 for the Nets (current streaks: Trail Blazers L1, Nets L7).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers start with a clear edge. The model projects Trail Blazers 116 – 108 Nets, a margin of about 7.9 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 225 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Trail Blazers and the Nets played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-1.9 vs -7.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (114.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNPOR
Top performers
Nets
Tyson EtienneG · #1018pts / game
Nolan TraoreG · #105assists
Josh MinottF · #005reboundsTrail Blazers
Toumani CamaraF · #3335pts / game
Kris MurrayF · #175assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2315reboundsRecent form
BKNPOR
POR
Team comparison
| BKN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-54 | Record | 35-37 |
| 106.2 | Points scored / game | 114.5 |
| 115.0 | Points allowed / game | 116.8 |
| -7.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.9 |
| L7 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 8-28 road | Home / road record | 18-16 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.