Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NBA game Friday?
The Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers play on Friday at the Moda Center in Portland in an NBA game.
The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. MST and can be seen on Bally Sports Arizona and Root Sports Plus.
Who will win the game?
Check out these odds, picks and predictions for the contest.
The Suns are a 4.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The over/under for the game is set at 225.5 points.
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ESPN: Suns have a 57.9% chance to win
The site gives the Blazers a 42.1% chance to pick up the win in the NBA game.
Sportsbook Wire: Suns 118, Trail Blazers 103
It writes: "Last year, the Suns scored 114.8 points per game, only 0.3 fewer points than the 115.1 the Trail Blazers gave up. Phoenix went 24-6 against the spread and 29-1 overall last season when scoring more than 115.1 points."
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Stat Salt: Take the Suns in game vs. Blazers
Jason Green writes: "The Blazers have Lillard back and the roster is solid and many experts predict they will make it back to the playoffs. Those same experts are also saying that the Suns will not only make it back to the playoffs but have a legit shot to make it back to the finals like they did two seasons ago. The Suns have more scoring and a better defense and C Ayton will be hard to handle on the boards. Paul will have a better game than in the opener and Booker will score big on the Portland defense, which was bad last season. Last season the Suns were crushed by the Blazers early in the season but they will get some revenge with a win in this game."
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It writes: "Against the spread, the Suns were 43-38-1 last year. The Suns’ ATS record as 4-point favorites or greater was 25-31-1 last year. There were 41 Suns games (out of 82) that hit the over last year."
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Five Thirty Eight: Suns have a 60% chance to win
The site gives the Trail Blazers a 40% win probability in Friday's game.
Number Fire: Phoenix has an 83% win probability vs. Portland
The site has the Suns as a big favorite over the Trail Blazers in the NBA game.
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