The Portland Trail Blazers (40-39) and San Antonio Spurs (60-19) will face off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The game will broadcast live on ESPN.
The Spurs are 3.5-point favorites over the Blazers on the spread (Spurs +3.5), with the over/under set at 228.5 total points. San Antonio is a -162 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Portland is +136 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Trail Blazers vs. Spurs predictions and NBA picks for Wednesday, April 8.
Trail Blazers vs Spurs Prediction, Pick
- Trail Blazers vs Spurs picks: Trail Blazers +3.5 (-115), Under 229.5 (-115)
My Spurs vs. Trail Blazers best bets are on Portland to cover the spread and the game to stay under 229.5 total points. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Trail Blazers vs Spurs Odds
| Trail Blazers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+3.5 -114 | 228.5 -114o / -106u | +136 |
| Spurs Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-3.5 -106 | 228.5 -114o / -106u | -162 |
Current odds: TRA 41% · SPU 60% · NBA
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Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle are both listed as doubtful for the Spurs tonight, and I make that a whopping 8.4-point adjustment to the power rating for these two teams.
The Trail Blazers are 17-12 this season as underdogs of more than four points — and without Wembanyama, Portland has an advantage in size and in the frontcourt.
The Blazers are the 2nd-worst 3-point shooting team in the league — but they are shooting better since the All-Star break, especially Toumani Camara, which can give them the ability to hang offensively with the Spurs.
I make the Blazers small favorites in this game, which is likely too much of an adjustment — but it does suggest the line is off with the Blazers more than three-point dogs.
Portland needs this game for its lungs, as the Blazers try to scrap their way to the 8-seed so they can get two chances at getting into the playoffs — while the Spurs are basically locked into the 2-seed and don’t need to push it.
These two teams actually played with Wembanyama sidelined back in January, in San Antonio — and the Blazers won outright.
Trail Blazers vs Spurs Predictions, Betting Analysis
Trail Blazers +3.5
The Spurs don’t have the depth to just run roughshod over a motivated Portland team.
The Blazers' perimeter defenders are a perfect counter to De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper — and Portland allows the 6th-lowest three-point rate to its opponents.
The Blazers will make this game ugly and keep it close enough to hang around — or maybe even pull off the win outright if San Antonio decides to punt with its seeding all but assured at this point.
Under 229.5
It should come as no surprise that I also like the under here. These are two teams that put defense first.
This season has not been good for fading teams who put up shooting performances like the Blazers did Monday night in a loss to Denver — but still, I can’t help but expect some regression to the mean.
I project this total at 225.3. I don’t see either team putting up big totals in what should be a physical battle.
Trail Blazers vs Spurs Best Bets
- Trail Blazers +3.5 (-115)
- Under 229.5 (-115)
