Washington Wizards at Portland Trail Blazers odds, picks and predictions

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The Washington Wizards (26-30) make the 2nd stop on a 3-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers (28-29) on Tuesday. Tip-off from Moda Center is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (NBA TV).

The Wizards have suffered 4 losses in the past 6 games overall, and Washington is 2-4 ATS during the same span. That includes a 124-116 loss against the Trail Blazers as 4.5-point favorites on Feb. 3 in the 1st meeting in D.C. The 238.5 Over cashed.

The Blazers pounded the Los Angeles Lakers 127-115 Monday as 2-point favorites as the Over cashed. The total has gone high in 5 of the last 6 games for L.A. while going 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 games overall.

Wizards at Trail Blazers odds

Moneyline (ML): Wizards +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Trail Blazers -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Wizards +3.5 (-115) | Trail Blazers -3.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 235.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Wizards at Trail Blazers key injuries

Wizards

F Kyle Kuzma (ankle) out

Trail Blazers

C Ibou Badji (knee) out
F Jerami Grant (concussion) questionable
C Jusuf Nurkic (calf) out
F Justise Winslow (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Wizards at Trail Blazers picks and predictions

Prediction

Trail Blazers 123, Wizards 115

Moneyline

The TRAIL BLAZERS (-150) are moderate favorites worth playing straight up if you don’t want to mess around with laying the points in a potentially close game.

Against the spread

TRAIL BLAZERS -3.5 (-105) is the lean here, although it will likely be nip and tuck all the way down until the clock reaches zeroes.

The Wizards +3.5 (-115) have struggled with the Blazers in recent seasons, going 1-7 ATS in the past 8 in the series. And if you’re worried about Portland because it just played Monday, the Blazers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games when working on no rest.

Over/Under

OVER 235.5 (-105) is the play, and it has been the dominant trend for the Blazers, going 5-1 in the last 6 games at home. The Over is also 4-1 in the last 5 against losing teams, while going 4-1 in the preview 5 meetings in this series, too.