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One of the games that will close this NBA Saturday will be the Raptors vs Trail Blazers, which features two teams that are fighting for a place in the play-in phase of their respective conferences.
The first meeting of the campaign between these teams was won by the Raptors by a score of 105-117, which was a victory that broke a streak of five victories in a row for the Blazers in this particular series.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Raptors vs Trail Blazers NBA Regular Season Game on January 28, 2023
- Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon.
- When: Saturday, January 28, 2023, 10:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Toronto Raptors
- Regular Season Record: 22-27
Although the Toronto Raptors have had very good performances, they have not yet been able to display a consistent performance this campaign. Indeed, they have a record that is far below what was expected of them. Still, Toronto is only 1.5 games out of the play-in zone, so they know they still have time to recover.
The Canadian team began a seven-game road trip with an outstanding win over the Sacramento Kings. However, it has been a team with many problems when it goes on the road, since it has a poor record of 7 wins and 15 losses on the road.
If the Raptors want to take a good result from this game, they will need a good performance from Pascal Siakam, who has led the team in points (25.2), assists (6.5) and rebounds (8.3) per game. The team will also need Fred VanVleet’s skills, who averages 19.1 points and 6.3 assists per game.
Betting on the Portland Trail Blazers
- Regular Season Record: 23-25
After an impressive first few months of the season, the Trail Blazers have come back to reality and now find themselves fighting for a playoff spot. They are currently in twelfth place in the Western Conference, but only 0.5 games away from their goal.
The Blazers have managed to win their last two games, against the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 127-147, and against the Utah Jazz last Wednesday.On that game, the team was led by an inspired Damian Lillard, who recorded 60 points along with 8 points and 7 rebounds to achieve a 124-134 win.
Lillard has performed remarkably well in recent weeks, scoring at least 30 points in eight of his last ten appearances, and improving his offensive average to about 30.1 points and 7.4 assists per game.Maintaining that performance will be necessary to help an offense that averages just 114.0 points scored per game.
JefeBet Prediction
One of the big problems the Raptors have had this campaign has been their poor performance away from home. Still, things don’t look like they will change in this game, considering that they will have to face the Trail Blazers after playing on the previous night, a condition in which they have a 3-5 record.
Moreover, the Canadian team will have to visit an always difficult Moda Center, where the Trail Blazers usually leave good results and count with an inspired Lillard as well as with young players that showcase a lot of offensive talent. Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant are among the team’s best offensive players.
The Trail Blazers have covered the Spread in 14 of their 23 home games this campaign, so with the Raptors arriving to this game tired, after a demanding effort the night before, we can expect the Blazers to be the ones to set the pace in this matchup and come away with a comfortable win.
Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers Spread.
