The Portland Trail Blazers (7-4) host the Indiana Pacers (7-4) as favorites after Damian Lillard went off for 40 points in the Trail Blazers’ 132-126 victory over the Kings. The game airs on NBCS-NW at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 14, 2021.
The betting insights in this article reflect data from FanDuel sportsbook as of January 14, 2021, 1:07 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
Trail Blazers vs Pacers Betting Odds
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Injury Report as of January 14
Trail Blazers:
Keljin Blevins: Out (Personal),
Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)
Pacers:
T.J. McConnell: Day To Day (Personal),
Jeremy Lamb: Out (Knee),
T.J. Warren: Out (Foot),
Goga Bitadze: Day To Day (Right Ankle),
Jalen Lecque: Day To Day (Ankle),
Brian Bowen II: Day To Day (Groin)
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Pacers (+2.5) |
|---|---|
| Prediction | Trail Blazers 115, Pacers 114 |
The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (0.7 points) is a little tighter than the 2.5-point edge FanDuel gives to the Trail Blazers, though the data still has them as the favorite.
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Trail Blazers Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 28.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Damian Lillard | 11 | 27.4 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 10 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 9 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Enes Kanter | 11 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Trail Blazers Player Props
- CJ McCollum’s points prop total for the game is set at 22.5, 5.6 points lower than his season average of 28.1.
- Lillard’s PRA prop total for the game is set at 38.5, 0.4 lower than his season average of 38.9.
- McCollum’s three pointers made prop over/under for the contest is set at 3.5, 1.5 shots less than his season average of 5.0.
- Jusuf Nurkic’s blocks prop over/under for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.6 blocks higher than his season average of 0.9.
Pacers Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon | 11 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 11 | 21.8 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Caris LeVert | 12 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Myles Turner | 11 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Doug McDermott | 11 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Pacers Player Props
- Malcolm Brogdon’s PRA prop total for the contest is set at 30.5, 3.5 less than his season average of 34.0.
- Domantas Sabonis’ PRA prop over/under for the contest is set at 37.5, 2.7 less than his season average of 40.2.
- Brogdon’s three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 2.5, 0.6 shots less than his season average of 3.1.
- Brogdon’s steals prop total for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.2 steals lower than his season average of 1.7.
Shooting Trends
- The Trail Blazers make 45% of their shots from the field this season, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the Pacers have allowed to their opponents (46.6%).
- Portland has a 3-0 record against the spread and a 3-0 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 46.6% from the field.
- Indiana is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall when allowing opponents to shoot higher than 45% from the field.
- The Pacers are shooting 48.4% from the field, 1.7% higher than the 46.7% the Trail Blazers’ opponents have shot this season.
- Indiana has compiled a 6-3 record against the spread and a 6-3 straight up record in games it shoots better than 46.7% from the field.
- This season, Portland has a 4-3 record against the spread and a 5-2 straight up record when it allows opponents to shoot higher than 48.4% from the field.
- The Trail Blazers’ 39.1% three-point shooting percentage this season is just 0.6 percentage points lower than opponents of the Pacers have shot from beyond the arc (39.7%).
- Portland is 4-1 against the spread and 5-0 overall when it shoots better than 39.7% from distance.
- Indiana is 4-1 against the spread while putting up a 4-1 straight-up record when its opponents shoot over 39.1% from downtown.
- The Pacers shoot 36.1% from beyond the arc this season. That’s 0.9 percentage points lower than the Trail Blazers have allowed their opponents to shoot from deep (37%).
- Indiana is 3-2 ATS and 3-2 overall when the team hits more than 37% of its three-point attempts.
- Portland is 3-1 ATS and 4-0 overall in games it shoots above 36.1% from deep.
- The Trail Blazers’ 16.7 made three-pointers per game this season is 4.6 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Pacers allow.
- Portland is 5-3 against the spread and 6-2 overall when it connects on more threes than its opponents, while Indiana is 4-2 ATS and 4-2 straight up in games when it is out-shot from distance.
- The Trail Blazers are the best three-point shooting team in the NBA, while the Pacers give up the eighth-fewest makes from deep.
Trail Blazers vs Pacers Stat Rankings
| Trail Blazers Rank | Trail Blazers AVG | Pacers AVG | Pacers Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118.6 | Points Scored | 114.6 | 9th |
| 26th | 116.4 | Points Allowed | 110.1 | 12th |
| 21st | 43.8 | Rebounds | 42.4 | 28th |
| 22nd | 8.5 | Off. Rebounds | 8.2 | 26th |
| 1st | 16.7 | 3pt Made | 12.1 | 22nd |
| 25th | 22.7 | Assists | 26.4 | 7th |
| 2nd | 11.1 | Turnovers | 12.7 | 6th |
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