Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/14/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Venue:  AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 

Where to Watch:  CW35

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers -6.5, Spurs +6.5; Over/Under:  231 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers -6.5, Spurs +6.5; Over/Under:  231 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers -6.5, Spurs +6.5; Over/Under:  231 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  15-12 (2nd place, Northwest Division)

San Antonio Spurs:  9-18 (4th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  5-5 last 10

San Antonio Spurs:  3-7 last 10

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 15-12 record overall and they are 8-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their last 2 games. Damian Lillard led the team in points in that game with 38 while Jerami Grant was next on the team with 24 points. Justise Winslow led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Jusuf Nurkić led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 53.9% from the field, 45.7% from 3-point range, and 76.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 112 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.6 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 18-9 this season and their O/U record is 12-13-2.

 

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game with a 9-18 record overall and they are 5-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Houston Rockets, the Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. Josh Richardson led the team in points in that game with 24 while Keldon Johnson was next on the team with 21 points. Zach Collins and Tre Jones each led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Charles Bassey led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 47.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 68.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 120.1 PPG against them. The Spurs have an ATS record of 12-15 this season and their O/U record is 12-14-1.

The current betting odds have the Trail Blazers listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Trail Blazers got off to a very hot start this year but quickly faded after injuries started to plague their team. They have been getting a lot healthier in their games lately, with their star player Damian Lillard returning to the starting lineup, and they have started to get on a roll again as of late. The Spurs have also been getting hot in their games lately and have been playing very well at home, but the teams they have been beating lately have not been very good road teams. The Trail Blazers have actually been a very good road team this season with an 8-6 road record and now that they are healthy again they will start to roll over teams like they were at the beginning of the season. The Spurs have been playing well lately but they are such a young and inconsistent team. The best way to place a bet here is on the Trail Blazers to cover the spread in this game.

 

Trail Blazers Spurs Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, December 14, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Trail Blazers 126 Spurs 112.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 11-27 ATS off a win by 20 points or more over a division rival. 19-28 ATS off 2 consecutive wins against division rivals. 13-2 OVER off 2 or more consecutive home wins.

San Antonio Spurs: 15-9 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 24-13 ATS off an upset win as an underdog. 21-15 OVER off an upset win as an underdog.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  G. Payton II (PG) Late Dec - Abdominal. N. Little (SF) Mid Jan - Hip.

San Antonio Spurs:  K. Bates-Diop (SF) Ques Wed - Foot. J. Poeltl (C) Late Dec - Knee. B. Wesley (SG) Early Jan - Knee.

 

 

 

“He was on a heater that was fun to watch. He can always use some rest as well. But we rode him as good as we could and we was able to take care of business.” - Chauncey Billups on Damian Lillard after his team’s win against the Timberwolves in their game on Monday.

 

 

“He’s locked in every day. He’s on a treadmill every day before practice. It trickles down through the whole organization that the head guy is like that. It’s hard to see Pop over there in the stance and you’re on the court not in the stance. He’s 70-whatever years old.” - Josh Richardson on Gregg Popovich after their win against the Cavaliers in their game on Monday.

 

 

 

PG Damian Lillard

SG Anfernee Simons

SF Josh Hart

PF Jerami Grant

C Jusuf Nurkic

 

PG Tre Jones

SG Romeo Langford

SF Keldon Johnson

PF Jeremy Sochan

C Zach Collins

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (28.3)

APG: D. Lillard (7.1)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (10.4)

 

PPG: K. Johnson (20.9)

APG: T. Jones (6.6)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (9.9)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (2nd season)

San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich (27th season)