Wizards vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Sunday, March 29
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (37-38) host the Washington Wizards (17-56) on Sunday, March 29 at 6:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 88 – Trail Blazers 123. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 80% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 20-17 at home and the Wizards are 6-30 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Trail Blazers and 1-9 for the Wizards (current streaks: Trail Blazers L1, Wizards L1).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers start with a clear edge. The model projects Trail Blazers 122 – 111 Wizards, a margin of about 10.6 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-1.3 vs -9.6 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (116.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHPOR
Top performers
Wizards
Will RileyG · #2714pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #74assists
Julian ReeseF · #1313reboundsTrail Blazers
Toumani CamaraF · #3323pts / game
Scoot HendersonG · #007assistsToumani CamaraF · #337reboundsRecent form
WSHPOR
POR
Team comparison
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-56 | Record | 37-38 |
| 112.3 | Points scored / game | 114.6 |
| 123.5 | Points allowed / game | 116.2 |
| -9.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.3 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 6-30 road | Home / road record | 20-17 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.