Raptors Vs Trail Blazers: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 7, 2023

The Toronto Raptors (16-23) will look to halt a three-game losing streak when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (19-19) on January 8, 2023 at Scotiabank Arena.

This article references lines current as of January 8, 2023 at 4:03 PM ET. See all the latest odds for this game in the table in this article and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Raptors Vs Trail Blazers Betting Odds

Injury Report as of January 8

Raptors: Otto Porter: Out (Foot)

Trail Blazers: Ibou Badji: Out (Not With Team), Gary Payton: Probable (Ankle), Jusuf Nurkic: Probable (Illness), Justise Winslow: Out (Ankle), Nassir Little: Out (Hip), Olivier Sarr: Out (Wrist)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Trail Blazers (+3)
Total Pick Under (226.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Raptors Vs Trail Blazers Stat Rankings

Raptors Avg. (Rank) Trail Blazers Avg. (Rank)
111.0 (26th) Points Scored 112.4 (19th)
111.3 (10th) Points Allowed 111.9 (12th)
42.5 (22nd) Rebounds 43.4 (15th)
12.4 (5th) Off. Rebounds 10.7 (13th)
10.5 (28th) 3pt Made 12.7 (10th)
22.7 (26th) Assists 24.3 (19th)
11.7 (1st) Turnovers 14.7 (24th)

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Raptors Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Pascal Siakam 29 25.7 8.4 6.5 0.9 0.4 1.3
Fred VanVleet 31 18.8 4.1 6.2 1.6 0.6 2.8
OG Anunoby 35 18.3 6.0 2.1 2.2 0.8 1.8
Gary Trent Jr. 32 18.3 2.3 1.5 1.6 0.2 2.6
Scottie Barnes 36 14.7 6.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.9

Trail Blazers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Damian Lillard 26 27.1 4.0 7.2 0.8 0.3 4.0
Anfernee Simons 36 22.4 3.0 4.0 0.8 0.2 3.8
Jerami Grant 36 22.3 4.3 2.7 0.8 0.7 2.6
Jusuf Nurkic 33 14.2 9.8 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.8
Josh Hart 36 9.6 8.3 4.2 1.2 0.2 0.7

Betting Trends

  • The Raptors’ record against the spread is 18-21-0.
  • Against the spread as 3-point favorites or more, Toronto is 6-11.
  • This season, 20 of the Raptors’ 39 games have hit the over.
  • Toronto and its opponent have broken the 226.5-point mark 13 times this season.
  • The over/under in this game is 226.5 points, 4.1 higher than the average total in Raptors games this season.
  • Against the spread, the Trail Blazers are 21-16-1 this year.
  • Portland has an ATS record of 11-6-1 as a 3-point underdog or more.
  • Out of 38 Trail Blazers games so far this year, 17 have hit the over.
  • Portland’s games have finished with over 226.5 points scored 20 times this season.
  • Games involving the Trail Blazers this year have averaged 224.3 points per game, a 2.2-point differential when compared to the over/under for this contest.
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