Suns vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Wednesday, October 21
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, October 21 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Suns 83 – Trail Blazers 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 53% chance to win: prediction correct.
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Trail Blazers 114 – 113 Suns, a margin of about 0.8 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. Early season: the numbers still lean heavily on last season, so confidence stays cautious.
- The Suns need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Suns' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.1 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXPOR
Top performers
Suns
Devin BookerG · #1523pts / game
Jalen GreenG · #43assists
Khaman MaluachC · #106reboundsTrail Blazers
Damian LillardG · #025pts / game
Ja MorantG · #18assists
Deni AvdijaF · #810reboundsRecent form
PHXPOR
PHX
Team comparison
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Record | 1-0 |
| 112.6 | Points scored / game | 115.5 |
| 111.1 | Points allowed / game | 115.8 |
| +1.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.2 |
| – | Current streak | – |
| – | Last 10 games | – |
| – | Home / road record | – |
| 45-37 (+1.5) | Last season | 42-40 (-0.3) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
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.