Will the home offense fail again?
So far, the hosts’ record leaves a lot to be desired, with three defeats. The Oregon basketball team has brought this negative result upon itself with weak offensive performances. In their last four home games, they scored a maximum of 106 points and averaged just 101!
For the game at the Moda Center between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics, the forecast is therefore for a maximum of 110 points by Coach Tiago Splitter’s team. This is also supported by the fact that the upcoming opponent is convincing on defense – only the champions OKC allow their opponents fewer points per game on average.
Furthermore, we believe Jaylen Brown will score 29 or more points for the visitors. With Jayson Tatum out for the season, the guard has now become the undisputed linchpin of the Celtics’ offense.
This is easily seen in his season average of 29.4 points for 37-year-old coach Joe Mazzulla’s team. That’s no less than ten points above his career average!
Portland Trail Blazers – Boston Celtics Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The Celtics have long been one of Portland’s most difficult opponents. The last six meetings ended in victory for the Celtics. The home team’s defeats were also always clear-cut: the difference in points was always ten or more.
The home record against Boston in the recent past has also been less than successful from the home team’s perspective: they have won only one of their last nine home games against their upcoming opponents from the Eastern Conference! For the next edition of Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics, the odds are once again in favor of the visitors.
Portland Trail Blazers – Boston Celtics Tip
The basketball hunters from “Stump City” are currently playing a very long home series. This includes no less than five games, with the upcoming match being the penultimate home game. Thanks to the many games in front of their own fans, the hosts do not currently have to endure the strain of traveling and are comparatively rested physically.
The visitors, on the other hand, are on another long road trip, which will last for about another week and take them to Sacramento on the West Coast. However, the home game series for the men from the Northwest Division is not going well.
Their last three home games ended in defeat, and their previously reliable offense has been in declining form. With Boston, they now face a defensively strong opponent.
Only the reigning champions from Oklahoma, who also have the best record in the entire NBA so far this season, concede fewer points per game than the visitors! In light of this, betting odds of less than 110.5 points for the home team are recommended for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics game. This is a threshold that Portland has not exceeded in any of their last three games on their home court!
