The Philadelphia 76ers (42-27) will look to leading scorer Joel Embiid (24.0 ppg) when they aim to knock off the Damian Lillard-led Portland Trail Blazers (32-39) on August 9, 2020. The 76ers are 3.5-point underdogs (per DraftKings) against the Trail Blazers. The game’s points total is 228.5.

The betting insights in this article reflect data as of August 9, 2020, 7:05 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.

Trail Blazers vs 76ers Betting Odds

Injury Report as of August 9

Trail Blazers: Rodney Hood: Out For Season (Achilles), Hassan Whiteside: Day To Day (Hip), Caleb Swanigan: Out (Personal), Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal)
76ers: Zhaire Smith: Out (Knee), Glenn Robinson III: Day To Day (Hip), Ben Simmons: Out (Knee), Ryan Broekhoff: Out (Personal)

Examining the Over/Under

  • In 37 of 71 opportunities (52.1%) this year, the Trail Blazers and their opponents have scored no less than this matchup’s over/under of 228.5 points.
  • In 20 of 69 opportunities (29%) this season, Philadelphia has combined with its opponents to score at least 228.5 points.
  • The Trail Blazers’ average point total in matchups this season is 229.9, 1.4 points higher than the total in this game.
  • The average point total for the 76ers this year is 10.7 points less than this game’s over/under.
  • The Trail Blazers and the 76ers combine to average 4.2 fewer points per game than the total of 228.5 set for this matchup.
  • Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 223.4 points per game, 5.1 less than the over/under for this game.

Head to Head

Philadelphia leads the season series 1-0 over Portland. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in head-to-head meetings. The Trail Blazers and the 76ers have a 0-0-1 ATS record.

Date Favorite Home Team Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
11/2/2019 76ers Trail Blazers -1 224 -113 -106 129-128 PHI*
  • 11/2/2019 DNP – Trail Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic, Hassan Whiteside; 76ers: Joel Embiid

Trail Blazers Betting Information

  • Portland has a losing 30-38-3 record against the spread this season.
  • The Trail Blazers have not fared well as a 3.5-point favorite, going 12-14 against the spread when favored by 3.5 points.
  • Portland has gone over the points total the majority of the time, in 39 of 71 games (54.9%).

76ers Betting Information

  • Philadelphia hit the over in 50.7% of its games (35 of 69 games).
  • Philadelphia has a losing (27-36-4) record against the spread this season.
  • When the 76ers are at least 3.5-point underdogs, they’re 4-7 against the spread.

Trail Blazers Leaders

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Damian Lillard 63 29.0 4.3 8.0 1.0 0.3 4.0
CJ McCollum 67 22.5 4.2 4.4 0.7 0.6 2.9
Jusuf Nurkic 5 19.6 11.4 5.2 1.6 2.4 0.4
Hassan Whiteside 65 15.6 13.7 1.2 0.4 3.0 0.1
Carmelo Anthony 55 15.3 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5

76ers Leaders

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Joel Embiid 48 24.0 12.0 3.1 0.9 1.3 1.2
Tobias Harris 69 19.6 6.9 3.1 0.8 0.6 1.8
Ben Simmons 57 16.4 7.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 0.0
Alec Burks 63 14.8 4.3 2.8 0.9 0.3 1.7
Josh Richardson 52 13.6 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.7 1.5

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