The Portland Trail Blazers (34-39) will take on the Brooklyn Nets (35-36) Thursday at AdventHealth Arena in Reunion, Fla. for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Trail Blazers-Nets NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Trail Blazers vs. Nets: Key injuries
Trail Blazers
- PG Rodney Hood (Achilles) out
- SF Trevor Ariza (personal) out
Nets
- SG Jamal Crawford (hamstring) out
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Trail Blazers vs. Nets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Blazers 124, Nets 108
Moneyline (ML)
The Blazers (-556) open this contest as monster favorites over the Nets. For Portland, this game is the most important game of the season as a win would clinch the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference play-in tournament. A loss would potentially drop them back to the No. 9 seed, and they would need to beat a team like the Memphis Grizzlies or Phoenix Suns twice to get into the playoffs.
Expect the Blazers to play with a sense of urgency, but PASS on the moneyline as it doesn’t offer enough value on either side.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The BLAZERS -10 (-110) are double-digit favorites over the short-handed Nets. With Brooklyn already clinching a playoff spot, they don’t have much to play for in this contest. For all the reasons mentioned above, the Blazers have to play this game like it’s a playoff matchup.
Expect PORTLAND -10 (-110) to come out hot, covering this double-digit spread with relative ease.
Over/Under (O/U)
The total for this matchup on Thursday is set at 236.5, which feels slightly high considering some of the players the Nets could have on the court. Brooklyn will likely rest players and limit the minutes of their top stars, which will lead to some sloppy basketball.
As good as the Blazers offense has been in the NBA restart, don’t expect them to score 130 points on their own. Take the UNDER 236.5 (-110).
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