Kings vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Friday, October 10
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers host the Sacramento Kings on Friday, October 10 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Kings 123 – Trail Blazers 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Kings a 52% chance to win: prediction missed.
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Trail Blazers 114 – 115 Kings, a margin of about 0.6 points in favor of the Kings and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. Early season: the numbers still lean heavily on last season, so confidence stays cautious.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Kings' offense (115.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACPOR
Top performers
Kings
Zach LaVineG · #819pts / game
Maxime RaynaudC · #424assists
Keegan MurrayF · #135reboundsTrail Blazers
Jerami GrantF · #318pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #53assists
Donovan ClinganC · #238reboundsRecent form
SACPORHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| 115.7 | Points scored / game | 110.9 |
| 115.3 | Points allowed / game | 113.9 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.5 |
| – | Current streak | – |
| – | Last 10 games | – |
| – | Home / road record | – |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data; early in the season they rely heavily on last season. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.