Stadium: Spectrum Center.
Charlotte, North Carolina.
25.01.2025 03:00
Portland will play their second away game in two days. In the first game of the back-to-back, Chauncey Billups' team surprisingly beat Orlando. Will the Trail Blazers now be able to defeat Charlotte? The answer is in our prediction. Let's look at the bookmakers' odds, the main statistical trends, and choose several betting options at once.
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The Hornets, like Portland, also won three games in a row. Before the previous game against Memphis (away), Charles Lee's team beat Utah (117:112) and Chicago (125:123) on the road, and at home, they defeated Dallas (110:105). Unfortunately, Charlotte failed the game against Memphis. They conceded more than 130 points, even though they were the best team in the league. Although they scored a lot of points themselves - 120:132. The most valuable player for the Hornets was Mark Williams, who scored 39 points. Charlotte has won 11 out of 40 games since the start of the championship. The Hornets are currently in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Portland
The Trail Blazers absolutely thrashed the Magic in last night's game, even without Franz Wagner. Orlando's in a bit of a slump at the moment, but that's not Portland's concern. Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and Toumani Camara scored 16, leading the team of Chauncey Billups to their third win in a row. Before that, they had beaten Chicago at home (113:102) and on the road Miami (116:107).The Trail Blazers are currently 13th in the Western Conference standings with 16 wins and 28 losses, 7.0 wins behind the top 10.
H2H Meetings
Last season, the opponents exchanged away wins, and Portland beat Charlotte twice lat year.
Stats Betting
- Portland won four out of five previous face-to-face meetings.
- In 3 of the last 4 matches between the teams, they didn't score more than 220 points.
- Charlotte didn't manage to reach the 113-point mark in 11 out of 12 previous home games.
- Portland scored over 108 points in four of their last five away games.
Expert Betting Tips
Portland is in great form, having won the last three games, and they're not exactly the favorites, even though they're playing the second game in a row. Let's go for the visitors here, especially since the history of recent meetings between the opponents is also completely on the side of the Trail Blazers. And we're going for the total under.
Prediction:
TU (221.5) for 1.91
W2 & TU (222.5) for 5.25
H2 (+4.5) for 2.10
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