LiontipsPortland - San Antonio. NBA match forecast
Portland will face San Antonio at home on December 14 in a regular NBA championship match. The game will be held at the Moda Center in Oregon and will begin at 06:00 Moscow time. Chauncey Billups' team suffered a defeat to the Lakers in their previous away match. Will the Blazers be able to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans in the game against the Spurs and what bets should they choose? - read our forecast
Match announcement
Portland Trail Blazers
USACurrent form
Portland has lost its last four games in a row. On December 9, the Blazers suffered a 98-107 road loss to the Lakers. Shadon Sharpe led the losing team with 19 points, six rebounds and three assists. Deandre Ayton had a double-double (14-19-1). Anfernee Simons had 14 points, while Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija each scored 13. The Oregon team (eight rebounds and 16 losses) is in 13th place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Several players from the bench will miss the match for medical reasons.
Interesting facts for betting
- Portland averages 110 points against San Antonio
- The Blazers have lost to the Spurs in three straight games.
Estimated composition
Anfernee Simons - Shadon Sharpe - Toumani Kamara - Jerami Grant - Deandre Ayton.
San Antonio Spurs
USACurrent form
San Antonio has lost three of its last four games. On December 9, the Spurs defeated New Orleans on their home court with a score of 121:116. Victor Wembanyama made the greatest contribution to the victory, scoring 25 points, making ten rebounds and one assist. Charles Bessey also had a double-double (16-12-0). Stephon Castle recorded 22 points, Harrison Barnes - 16. The team from Texas (12 wins and 12 losses) occupies 12th place in the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Spurs travel to Oregon with a weakened roster, with key players Stephon Castle, Keldon Johnson, Zach Collins and Tre Jones missing due to injuries.
Interesting facts for betting
- San Antonio averages 115 points against Utah
Estimated composition
Chris Paul - Devin Vassell - Harrison Barnes - Jeremy Sohan - Victor Vembanyama.
Trends
Total Assists Bet Paul Under 9.5
Paul averages 8.2 per game
1.87Bet Total Rebounds Vembanyama Under 12.5
Wembanyama averages 10.8 rebounds per game
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not really believe in Portland success. Bookmakers experts consider San Antonio to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. However, one can argue with them. The team from Texas shows good results in the current season compared to the last championship. But without their leaders, it will be difficult to resist an equally strong opponent. The Blazers must achieve victory against an opponent depleted by injuries.
Our prediction is a Portland win with overtime at 2.35
Bet on total
Head-to-head matches between Portland and San Antonio are usually high-scoring. The average score in the last ten games was 224 points. There are no prerequisites for the teams to pay more attention to defense this time. The match should be high-scoring.
Our prediction is total over 227.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the player
Grant played 54 games in the 2023/24 regular season and averaged 21.3 points per game. In this championship, his rate is slightly lower - 15.1. The 30-year-old forward proves with his game that he is capable of maintaining a decent level of efficiency. This time, the American basketball player will have to demonstrate his sniper qualities.
Our prediction is Grant total points over 18.5 including overtime at 1.87
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