The Golden State Warriors (42-17 SU, 29-26-4 ATS) are 1-4 SU and 0-5 ATS over their last five games heading into this road contest against the Portland Trail Blazers (25-34, 25-34). The Warriors hope to get back on track as the winning Warriors vs Trail Blazers prediction Thursday night in Portland.
- Date/Time: February 24, 10 p.m. ET
- Arena: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
- TV Coverage: TNT
- Sportsbook Warriors vs Trail Blazers Odds: Warriors -6 | O/U 223
- Warriors vs Trail Blazers Betting Matchup Report
Warriors vs Trail Blazers Odds & Analysis
Sportsbook Odds
Despite their recent struggles, the Warriors are the clear Warriors vs Trail Blazers prediction favorites as the line has jumped up to Golden State -9.5 since Sportsbook with the Warriors as a 6-point favorite. The total has only seen slight movement after Sportsbook at 223 points up to 223.5 points. The UNDER is 4-1 in Portland’s last five games against Golden State.
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- Best Spread-110-105BOS-9+9BKN
- Best Moneyline-391+320BOSBKN
- Best Total- --110Over214.5Under
Bad Defense Has Plagued Warriors In Recent Slump
Scoring 116 points at home is usually enough to earn a win for the Warriors, but it wasn’t in last Wednesday’s 117-116 loss to the Denver Nuggets as 5-point favorites. Seven different Warriors scored at least 10 points, led by Stephen Curry’s 25 points, though it was the points allowed that wound up being the difference. Golden State is now 0-6-1 ATS over its last seven games.
The Warriors have allowed a whopping 115.6 points per game over their current 1-4 SU and 0-5 ATS skid. Compare that to the 105.3 points per game the team allowed over the 9-0 SU and 4-3-2 ATS run that came before this slump. With top defender Draymond Green sidelined for another three to four weeks, Golden State is going to have to get back on track without him.
Portland Has Compiled A Surprising Winning Streak
With Damian Lillard out indefinitely with an abdominal injury and C.J. McCollum traded away at the deadline, the Trail Blazers have been big underdogs in each of their last four games with an average spread of +9.25. That hasn’t stopped Portland from going 4-0 SU and ATS with wins of 122-107 as 11-point road dogs over the Milwaukee Bucks last Monday and 123-119 as 12.5-point road dogs over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Anfernee Simons is having a breakout season, averaging 23.6 points per game since January 3 and 30.3 points per game over Portland’s current winning streak. Simons will have to carry the offense even more moving forward as Jusuf Nurkic has joined Lillard on the sideline with a foot injury.
Bettors making Portland their Warriors vs Trail Blazers prediction will be hoping the team’s recent momentum wasn’t slowed down by the NBA all-star break.
Warriors vs Trail Blazers Pick & Insights
Warriors: Keys To Cover
The all-star break came at a good time for the Warriors, who were playing some uncharacteristically bad basketball at their own end. The chance to start the stretch run off against an injury-riddled team like Portland will result in a successful Warriors vs Trail Blazers prediction if Golden State plays better on defense.
Trail Blazers: Keys To Cover
Anfernee Simons has scored at least 29 points in each of his last four games. He seems like a pretty sure thing to produce on Thursday, but the key to being the winning Warriors vs Trail Blazers pick will be the rest of the team picking up the slack of Nurkic’s absence on offense to keep this game close enough to cover the spread.
Odds Shark’s Computer Warriors vs Trail Blazers Prediction: Trail Blazers +10
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- Golden State is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games vs Portland.
- Portland is 16-16 SU in 32 home games this season.
- The UNDER is 8-2 in Portland’s last 10 home games.
