Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/1/2021

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Trail Blazers vs. Warriors Betting Data

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland had a losing 34-42-4 record against the spread last year.
• The Trail Blazers did not fare well as a 3.5-point favorite, going 12-15 against the spread when favored by at least 3.5 points.
• Portland usually hit the over last season, breaking the point total in 46 of 80 games (57.5%).

Warriors Betting Data

• Golden State had a sub-.500 record against the spread last season: 31-33-1.
• When the Warriors were at least 3.5-point underdogs, they were 0-2 against the spread.
• Golden State hit the over on the point total in 30 of 65 games last season (46.2%).

Point Total Insights

• Portland's games last season went over the point total for Friday's matchup total (238 points) in 36.2% of opportunities (29 out of 80 matchups).
• 15 Golden State games last year (23.1% of its matchups) finished with a final point total greater than Friday's point total of 238 points.
• The total for the game of 238 is 17.1 points more than the combined points per game averages last season for the Trail Blazers (114.6 points per game) and the Warriors (106.3 points per game).
• These two teams gave up a combined 231.3 points per game last year, 6.7 points less than this contest's over/under.
• Last season the average total for Trail Blazers games was 230.9 points, 7.1 fewer than the over/under of 238 points for this contest.
• A difference of 16.6 points separates this matchup's over/under (238 points) and the average total points bet in Warriors' games (221.4 points) last season.

Previous Matchups

Golden State has won a majority of its last 10 games against Portland, going 6-4, while the Warriors are also 2-1 against the spread when playing the Trail Blazers.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• Damian Lillard scored 30.0 points per game and dished out 8.0 assists per game last season.
• Robert Covington collected 8.0 rebounds per game.
• Lillard connected on 4.1 threes per game a season ago.
• Covington racked up 1.7 steals and 1.0 block per game.

Warriors Players to Watch

• Wiggins averaged 22.4 points per contest to go with 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game last season.
• Kelly Oubre Jr. pulled down 6.4 rebounds per game, while Draymond Green dished out 6.2 assists per contest.
• Wiggins knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest a season ago.
• Green averaged 1.4 steals per game, while Marquese Chriss collected 1.1 blocks per contest.

Injury Report

Trail Blazers:

Gary Trent Jr.: Day To Day (Calf),

Nassir Little: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)

Warriors:

Eric Paschall: Day To Day (Knee),

Alen Smailagic: Out (Knee),

Klay Thompson: Out For Season (Right Achilles),

Marquese Chriss: Out For Season (Leg),

Draymond Green: Day To Day (Right Foot)