Trail Blazers vs Clippers prediction NBA · Tuesday, March 31
At a glance
The LA Clippers (39-36) host the Portland Trail Blazers (38-38) on Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 114 – Clippers 104. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Clippers a 65% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Clippers are 21-15 at home and the Trail Blazers are 17-21 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Clippers and 7-3 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Clippers W5, Trail Blazers W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Clippers, but the Trail Blazers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Clippers 117 – 112 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 4.9 points in favor of the Clippers and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORLAC
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Jrue HolidayG · #530pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #88assistsDeni AvdijaF · #811reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #223pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #104assistsKawhi LeonardF · #28reboundsRecent form
PORLACHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38-38 | Record | 39-36 |
| 114.7 | Points scored / game | 113.8 |
| 115.8 | Points allowed / game | 111.9 |
| -0.9 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.6 |
| W1 | Current streak | W5 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 17-21 road | Home / road record | 21-15 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.