The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the Boston Celtics at 10 p.m. ET Friday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Trail Blazers are 31-38 overall and 17-16 at home, while Boston is 48-22 overall and 22-13 on the road. These two squads have alternated wins and losses over their last five meetings, with Boston winning the last contest 115-93 on March 8.
Boston is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Celtics odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 230. Before entering any Celtics vs. Trail Blazers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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On Tuesday, Portland lost to the New York Knicks at home by a decisive 123-107 margin. The Blazers were up 33-20 at the end of the first quarter but couldn’t hold on to the lead. Portland’s defeat came about despite a quality game from point guard Damian Lillard, who shot 8-for-17 from beyond the arc and finished with 38 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Portland enters Friday’s matchup losers of four straight games, one short of tying its season high. The team is both prolific and efficient from beyond the arc as it ranks eighth in 3-pointers made and in 3-point percentage. But the Blazers also struggle to defend the perimeter, ranking 27th in 3-point percentage allowed in addition to 26th in field goal percentage allowed. Jerami Grant (quad) is questionable for Friday.
Meanwhile, it was a close one, but on Wednesday Boston sidestepped the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 104-102 victory. It was another big night for Boston’s small forward Jaylen Brown, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and finished with a double-double on 35 points and 10 boards.
Boston has balance on both ends of the court, ranking fourth in both offensive rating and in defensive rating. However, the Celtics have slipped a bit in the second half of the season as while they had a scoring margin of +6.2 before the NBA All-Star break, it is just +1.0 since then. Jayson Tatum (hip) is questionable for Friday, while Robert Williams III (hamstring) is out.
The model has simulated Celtics vs. Trail Blazers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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