Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 3/11/2021

Damian Lillard's Portland Trail Blazers (21-14) will aim to upset Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns when the Trail Blazers take on the Suns on March 11, 2021. The line has the Suns favored by 4.5 points against the Trail Blazers. The game has a point total of 226.5.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-NW

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Suns vs. Trail Blazers Betting Data

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix beat the spread more often than not this year, going 24-11 against the spread.
• When they play as at least 4.5-point favorites, the Suns have an ATS record of 9-6.
• Phoenix and its opponents have hit the over in just 48.6% of games (17 out of 35 matchups).

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland has a winning record (19-16) against the spread this season.
• The Trail Blazers have an against-the-spread record of 7-7 when they're at least 4.5-point underdogs.
• Portland has hit the over in 19 of 35 games this season (54.3%).

Point Total Insights

• Phoenix's games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Thursday's matchup total (226.5 points) in 12 out of 35 opportunities (34.3% of matchups).
• In 54.3% of Portland's games this season (19 of 35), the total points scored was higher than Thursday's 226.5-point over/under.
• The Suns average 113.6 points per game against the Trail Blazers' 114.5, amounting to 1.6 points over the contest's over/under of 226.5.
• This matchup's point total is 4.5 fewer points than the 222 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Suns have seen a 220.7 average over/under in their games this season, 5.8 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 2.9 points separates the average total points bet in Trail Blazers' games (229.4 points) and this game's over/under (226.5 points).

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Portland has won seven games against Phoenix, while the Suns perform better against the spread, accumulating a 4-1 record ATS in those contests against the Trail Blazers.

Suns Players to Watch

• The Suns scoring leader is Booker, who averages 24.9 per contest to go with 3.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
• Deandre Ayton is Phoenix's leading rebounder, grabbing 11.4 per game, while Chris Paul is its best passer, averaging 8.8 assists in each contest.
• Jae Crowder makes more threes per game than any other member of the Suns, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
• The Phoenix steals leader is Paul, who averages 1.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Ayton, who compiles 1.1 rejections per contest.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The Trail Blazers' Lillard racks up enough points (29.8 per game) and assists (8.0 per game) to sit atop the squad's leaderboards.
• Enes Kanter grabs 11.8 rebounds per game (he also scores 11.9 points per game and adds 1.1 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
• CJ McCollum makes 4.8 three-pointers per game, the most on the Trail Blazers.
• Robert Covington is at the top of the Portland steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.6 steals per game and 1.2 blocks per game.

Injury Report

Suns: Cameron Johnson: Out (Health Protocols)

Trail Blazers: Harry Giles III: Out (Calf), Jusuf Nurkic: Out (Wrist), CJ McCollum: Out (Left foot), Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)