Trail Blazers vs Kings prediction NBA · Tuesday, October 13
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 110 – Kings 98. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 64% chance to win: prediction correct.
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Kings 113 – 117 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 4.4 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Trail Blazers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter. Early season: the numbers still lean heavily on last season, so confidence stays cautious.
- The overall strength gap (-8.5 vs -0.2 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' offense (115.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORSAC
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #826pts / game
Ja MorantG · #16assistsDeni AvdijaF · #89reboundsKings
Jonathan MogboF · #2215pts / game
Nique CliffordG · #105assists
Precious AchiuwaF · #911reboundsRecent form
PORSAC
POR
Team comparison
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | Record | 0-4 |
| 115.5 | Points scored / game | 111.0 |
| 115.8 | Points allowed / game | 121.0 |
| -0.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -8.5 |
| – | Current streak | – |
| – | Last 10 games | – |
| – | Home / road record | – |
| 42-40 (-0.3) | Last season | 22-60 (-10.0) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Kings
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.