Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction: expect a productive game

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 5. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Portland Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers occupy only 13th place in the Western Conference, but the status of outsider does not prevent the team from Oregon from winning match after match. Actually, Portland now has a home stretch, which began with the defeat of the current season leader Oklahoma (108:118), and continued with four straight wins - over Milwaukee (125:112), Orlando (119:90) and twice Phoenix (127:108 and 121:119 (107:107) in overtime).

That said, Portland has generally weak performances in key game-characteristics. The Trail Blazers are ranked only 26th on offense, scoring only 108.8 points per game on average; and on defense they are ranked 20th, allowing 114.6 points per game.

Indiana Pacers

The Pacers have the same four straight wins ahead of their matchup in Portland. The team beat San Antonio (136:98) in Paris, beat Detroit (133:119) and Atlanta (132:127) at home, and outplayed Utah (112:111) in Salt Lake City. Moreover, Indiana has 12 wins in a stretch of its last 12 games, the best record in the Eastern Conference at this stage.

Thanks to their recent successes, the Pacers have already reached the fourth place in the East. The overall balance is 28-20. Indiana's defense is even lower than Portland's - 21st with a 114.6 points per game. But on offense, the Pacers are already in the top 10 - in ninth position, scoring 116.2 points per game on average.

H2H Meetings

The first meeting between the rivals in this championship ended with a home victory for Indiana - 121:114.

In the previous two seasons, Portland took three games out of four from Indiana.

Betting Stats

• 5 out of 8 previous head-to-head meetings between the rivals remained for Portland.
• Seven matches in a row between the teams do not score more than 235 points.
• Portland has scored more than 114 points in four matches in a row.
• In 3 out of 4 previous matches Indiana broke the individual total of 119 points.

Expert Betting Tips

Portland is at the bottom of the offensive rankings, but in recent games the team has been performing better and better on the other side of the court. On defense, both the Trail Blazers and Indiana are weak, so there is definitely a reason to bet on a TO score in the upcoming game. We won't touch the outcome, as both teams are doing well right now, coming into the matchup with winning streaks.

Statistically, we'll take TO fouls, which has been used in 9 of Portland's last 10 games and in the first face-to-face meeting between the Trail Blazers and Indiana in the current championship.

Total Over 234.5 for 1.91

Total Over 234.5 for 2.00

Total Over 234.5 for 1.93