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The San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers face off Thursday night in a game between two also-rans. The Blazers are 33-46, while the Spurs are 20-59, and both are out of the playoffs. It’s worth mentioning that the Blazers have won all three meetings between the two teams this season.
The Portland Trail Blazers have experienced a disappointing season. Yes, there were several injuries, but all clubs cope with them. Overall, they had a poor season, finishing 33-46 and 13th in the Western Conference. The Blazers are coming off a 119-109 loss against Memphis on Tuesday night.
The Blazers are now playing with a skeleton crew due to the absence of their four best players, Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons, and Jerami Grant. Skylar Mays led the way with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists in Tuesday’s loss to the Grizzlies, while Shaedon Sharpe scored 20. These players are working hard, but there isn’t much NBA experience on the floor right now.
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Portland is finished, both physically and metaphorically. That’s not to say that the men they are rolling out on the floor aren’t playing hard, they are, but the individuals they are rolling out have little experience and the numbers are shrinking as it seems there are fewer and fewer available players each game.
Ping-pong balls are the only thing the Spurs have left to play for. At 20-59, they are second-to-last in the Western Conference, while the Rockets are 20-60. Will they have second- or third-best odds of winning the top lottery pick? Nobody is catching the Pistons, who are 16-63 and have the greatest odds to get the No. 1 pick.
The Spurs were defeated 115-94 in Phoenix on Tuesday. They don’t have as many players out as Portland, but some crucial players, including Keldon Johnson and Zach Collins, are uncertain, while Jeremy Sochan is out. Malaki Branham led the way with 21 points in Tuesday’s setback, while Tre Jones scored 20 points and 9 assists.
Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs Game Information
- Date: 04/06/2023
- Time: 08:10 PM ET
- Location: Moody Center.
- How to Watch Trail Blazers vs Spurs: NBC Sports Boston
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Grizzlies vs Pelicans Betting Lines
Spurs are –180 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $55.56. On the other side, Trail Blazers are +155 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $155.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Spurs at a 64.29% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Trail Blazers have 39.22% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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