The Portland Trail Blazers (23-22) seek their fifth consecutive victory following a 127-110 rout of the Heat on Thursday.
The Blazers return to the court tonight against the Toronto Raptors (27-19), continuing their five-game west coast swing.
The Raptors bounced back from a blowout loss to the Lakers to capture a pair of double-digit victories over the Warriors (145-127) and Kings (122-109).
Let’s look at the Raptors vs. Trail Blazers prediction and spread for Friday night’s battle at Moda Center, tipping off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Make your picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spreads, and totals.
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Raptors vs. Trail Blazers Prediction on Spread
Portland won four straight matchups against Toronto prior to this season’s opening tilt in December.
The Raptors ended their skid to the Blazers, holding on for a 121-118 victory. Portland rallied in the fourth quarter to grab the cover as five-point underdogs.
Raptors vs. Trail Blazers Over/Under, Spread
The Raptors enter this matchup as 3.5-point favorites, returning a 1.56x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Trail Blazers are home underdogs with a 2.32x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
- Spread: Toronto Raptors -3.5
- Over/Under: 224.5
- Game Winner Payout: Raptors 1.56x | Trail Blazers 2.32x
(Team Picks data is live at the time of writing and is subject to change)
Raptors vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report
Let’s dive into the full Raptors vs. Trail Blazers injury report for Friday, via NBA.com.
Raptors Injury Report
- G RJ Barrett (ankle) – Questionable
Trail Blazers Injury Report
- F Deni Avdija (back) - Probable
Raptors vs. Trail Blazers Numbers to Know
Here are some stats to know to get you set for Raptors vs. Trail Blazers tonight, including insights on our Raptors vs. Trail Blazers prediction.
- Since the calendar flipped to January, the Blazers are 9-2, including four home victories by more than 16 points.
- Portland owns a 6-2 mark with no rest, but both losses came at home.
- Toronto is tied for the third-most road wins (14), but didn’t beat a Western Conference team until Tuesday at Golden State.
- The Raptors look for three consecutive covers for the first time since November 15.
- Toronto is 0-6 against the spread in the past six opportunities off back-to-back covers.
- In 12 matchups against Western Conference foes, the Raptors hit the over eight times.
- The Blazers are 13-5 to the under in the last 18 games and have not posted consecutive overs since December 18.
Raptors vs. Trail Blazers NBA Player Picks
Here are three top Raptors vs. Trail Blazers picks to target on Friday. Key PrizePicks player projections are headlined by three players: Raptors F-G Scottie Barnes, Trail Blazers C Donovan Clingan, and Toronto G Immanuel Quickley.
Raptors F-G Scottie Barnes vs. Trail Blazers Projection: 19.5 Points
- Barnes is posting his best month yet, averaging 22.2 points per game (PPG) in January.
- The former Florida State standout rides a five-game streak of 20 or more points.
- Amazingly, the 24-year old has hit 3-of-25 attempts from 3-point land in January.
- In the last matchup with Portland, Barnes knocked down a trio of shots from downtown and scored 28 points.
Trail Blazers C Donovan Clingan vs. Raptors Projection: 22.5 Pts+Rebs
- The ex-UConn star averages a double-double in his second season, scoring 11.2 PPG and 10.8 rebounds per contest.
- Clingan posted the best game of his sophomore campaign against Sacramento on Sunday, putting up 21 points and 17 rebounds.
- His three-game streak of double-digit boards came to a close in last night’s win over Miami. The 21-year old pulled down 8 rebounds and scored 7 points in 27 minutes.
- Clingan split 11’s in his last matchup against Toronto, racking up 11 points and 11 boards in December’s 3-point defeat.
Raptors G Immanuel Quickley vs. Trail Blazers Projection: 17.5 Points
- The sixth-year pro eclipsed this projection in four of the last five games.
- Quickley torched the Warriors on Tuesday for 40 points, including an impressive 7-of-8 from downtown.
- The former Kentucky standout owns better road splits in FG% (46.4%), 3-point shooting (37.6%), and FT% (83.8%).
- In the first meeting with the Blazers, the 2020 first rounder put up 23 points on 9-of-11 from the field. He drilled 5-of-6 shots from 3-point land, one of five games he has knocked down at least five attempts from deep
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