Trailblazers – Pacers

The Portland Trailblazers will take on the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night in the NBA.

The Blazers (23-21, 11-10 home) have returned home three nights ago with a good win over the Phoenix Suns, after previously going 1-3 on a four game road trip. The Blazers are currently the 8th seed in the Western Conference, and need every win they can get as the race for the playoffs is extremely tight.

Indiana (24-20, 14-10 home) has been surprisingly good this season. The Pacers are currently the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference, and that was definitely not expected after they lost Paul George during the Summer. However, the new additions Oladipo and Sabonis have exploded this season, and thus the Pacers were able to compile this excellent record. Indy is in good form, winning 5 of the last 6 games, and three in a row.

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Team news: The Blazers are finally fully healthy, only missing role player Wilcox, who hasn`t played all season. The Pacers will miss their starting center Turner for the 4th straight game, as well as Robinson III.

These two teams have played basketball at a pretty similar level this season. Indiana has a better record lately, but that had a lot to do with Portland navigating through a difficult road trip.

All in all, fact is that the Blazers remain the better side overall, and having home court advantage should help them edge their opponents here.

The hosts know how important it is to win these kind of home games given the crazy dogfight for a playoff place in the West, so expect them to come out with a lot of intensity, and the crowd will be into it from the start. I reckon it will be a difficult road match for Indiana to navigate, and they might be due a loss after their recent winning streak – because, in all honesty, they are just not good enough to keep winning too many games in a row.

I will trust the Blazers to do the job at home, so my tip will be Portland to win. I will stay on the safe side and bet on the straight victory as opposed to the handicap. Prediction: Portland Trailblazers – Indiana Pacers 107 – 100.

Pick: Blazers
Odds: 1.63 @ 1xBet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.04
Event date: 19 January