The Portland Trail Blazers (20-56) are just 2.5-point underdogs against the Washington Wizards (15-62) at Capital One Arena on Friday, April 5, 2024. The game starts at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT2 and ROOT Sports NW+. The matchup’s over/under is 224.5.
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Wizards vs. Trail Blazers Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, April 5, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: MNMT2 and ROOT Sports NW+
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Arena: Capital One Arena
- Favorite: Wizards (-2.5)
- Total: 224.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Wizards vs. Trail Blazers Betting Statistics
- Against the spread, the Wizards are 36-40-1 this season.
- Washington has been favored by 2.5 points or more seven times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
- Wizards games this year have hit the over on 39 of 76 set point totals.
- In the Trail Blazers’ 76 games this year, they have 37 wins against the spread.
- So far this year, Portland has been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more 65 times and are 32-32-1 ATS in those games.
- Trail Blazers games this season have hit the over 50% of the time (38 out of 76 games with a set point total).
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Wizards Trends & Top Players
- The Wizards make 47% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the Trail Blazers have allowed to their opponents (49.2%).
- Washington is 18-6 against the spread and 8-16 overall when it shoots better than 49.2% from the field.
- Washington is 21-13 against the spread and 8-26 overall when it shoots better than 35.3% from distance.
- The 113.4 points per game the Wizards record are just 2.2 fewer points than the Trail Blazers give up (115.6).
- When Washington puts up more than 115.6 points, it is 20-12 against the spread and 8-24 overall.
- The Wizards active leader in points and assists this season is Jordan Poole, who scores 17.1 points per game along with 4.2 assists.
- Deni Avdija contributes with seven boards and 3.8 assists per game in addition to his 14 PPG scoring average.
- Poole leads active Wizards in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Trail Blazers Trends & Top Players
- The Trail Blazers are shooting 44.3% from the field, 5.3% lower than the 49.6% the Wizards’ opponents have shot this season.
- This season, Portland has a 12-3 record against the spread and a 9-6 record overall in games the team collectively shoots higher than 49.6% from the field.
- Portland is 21-8-1 ATS and 12-18 overall when the team hits more than 35.9% of its three-point attempts.
- The Trail Blazers score an average of 106.9 points per game, 16 fewer points than the 122.9 the Wizards give up.
- When it scores more than 122.9 points, Portland is 7-0 against the spread and 6-1 overall.
- Jerami Grant scores 21 points per game, while also collecting 3.5 rebounds and racking up 2.8 assists per game.
- Scoot Henderson also contributes 13.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and five assists per game, with Deandre Ayton adding 16.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
- Grant is the most prolific from distance for the Trail Blazers (among active players), hitting 2.1 threes per game.