Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/12/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Saturday, March 12, 2022

Venue:  Moda Center, Portland, OR

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wizards -7, Trail Blazers +7; Over/Under:  218.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wizards -7, Trail Blazers +7; Over/Under:  218.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wizards -7.5, Trail Blazers +7.5; Over/Under:  218.5 points

 

Washington Wizards:  29-35 (4th place, Southeast Division)

Portland Trail Blazers:  25-40 (4th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Washington Wizards:  4-6 last 10

Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game with a 29-35 record overall and they are 12-18 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Indiana Pacers while their 2 losses came against the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Clippers in their last game. Kristaps Porziņģis led the team in points in that game with 19 while Rui Hachimura off the bench was next on the team with 18 points. Kyle Kuzma and Raul Neto both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Daniel Gafford led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 47.1% from the field, 37% from 3-point range, and 85% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.1 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 110.8 PPG against them. The Wizards have an ATS record of 26-36-2 this season and their O/U record is 34-29-1.

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 25-40 record overall and they are 16-18 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 6 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Memphis Grizzlies while their 6 losses since then have come against the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves twice, and the Utah Jazz in their last game. Trendon Watford off the bench led the team in points in that game with 22 while Keon Johnson was next on the team with 15 points. Johnson led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Drew Eubanks led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 32.6% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 106.9 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 113.4 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 25-39-1 this season and their O/U record is 30-34-1.

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game playing much better in their recent games. They have still been losing a lot of their games but they have been keeping their games closer and now their team is starting to get healthy again. They have Bradley Beal back in their lineup which will help their offense a lot but they also have Kristaps Porzingis in which adds a layer of defense to their team which they did not have before. The Trail Blazers are playing with a lot of young players right now and they are also dealing with a lot of injuries to players in their starting lineup. The Trail Blazers have been playing awful recently, they have not just been losing their games but they have been getting smashed in them, losing a lot of them by over 20 or even 30 points. The Wizards have not been playing well enough to do that but they should definitely get a win here by double digits as the Trail Blazers are left with no one to play in this game.

 

Wizards Trail Blazers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, March 12, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Wizards 117 Trail Blazers 104.

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Washington Wizards: 30-23 ATS revenging a home loss vs opponent. 32-22 OVER revenging a home loss vs opponent. 72-53 OVER revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points.

Portland Trail Blazers: 13-26 ATS as an underdog. 13-23 ATS as a home underdog. 29-10 OVER after 2 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

Washington Wizards:  V. Carey Jr. (PF) Ques Fri - Hip injury. B. Beal (SG) Mid March - Wrist injury.

Portland Trail Blazers:  J. Winslow (SF) Mid March - Achilles injury. A. Simons (SG) Ques Sat - Knee injury. D. Lillard (PG) Late March - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. J. Nurkic (C) Late March - Foot injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"We have to do a better job collectively of what mismatches we are trying to get and what kind of look we are trying to get. That's something we haven't done and have to figure that out." - Kyle Kuzma on their loss against the Clippers on Wednesday night.

 

 

"I thought we got some pretty good looks to be honest with you, just couldn't make shots. If we can't make shots and we can't stop them, we have a tough night." - Chauncey Billups on his team's loss against the Jazz on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG    Raul Neto

SG    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

SF    Corey Kispert

PF    Kyle Kuzma

C    Kristaps Porzingis

 

PG     Anfernee Simons 

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Greg Brown III

C      Drew Eubanks

 

 

PPG: B. Beal (23.2)

APG: B. Beal (6.6)

RPG: K. Kuzma (8.7)

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

Coaches:

Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld (1st season)

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)