Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/15/2021

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Monday, November 15, 2021

Venue:  Moda Center, Portland, OR 

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Raptors PK, Trail Blazers PK; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Raptors NL, Trail Blazers NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Raptors +1.5, Trail Blazers -1.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Toronto Raptors:  7-7 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Portland Trail Blazers:  6-7 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

 

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Toronto Raptors:  6-4 last 10

Portland Trail Blazers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Raptors are coming into this game with a 7-7 record overall and they are 5-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Philadelphia 76ers while their 4 losses in that span came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Brooklyn Nets, the Boston Celtics, and the Detroit Pistons in their last game. Pascal Siakam led the team in points in that game with 25 while Gary Trent Jr. was next on the team with 23 points. Siakam led the team in assists in that game with 7 and he also led the team in rebounds with 12. Their shooting was pretty good in that game as they were 50.6% from the field, 38.2 % from 3-point range, and 64.5% from the free throw line. Their offense is averaging 105.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 104.3 PPG against them. The Raptors have an ATS record of 6-8 this season and their O/U record is 7-7.

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 6-7 record overall and they are 5-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses came against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns while their win came against the Houston Rockets in their last game. They still have a game on Sunday night against the Denver Nuggets that still has to be played before this one with that result pending. Damian Lillard led the team in points in their last game with 20 while CJ McCollum was next on the team with 17 points. Lillard also led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Nassir Little led the team in rebounds off the bench with 14. Their shooting was alright in that game as they were 39.1% from the field, 30.6% from 3-point range, and 80.6% from the free throw line. Their offense is averaging 109.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.8 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 5-8 this season and their O/U record is 5-8.

 

 

The Raptors are coming into this game as a PK with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Fred VanVleet and Damian Lillard are both questionable for this game which could drastically change the result if one or both are to play in this game. Even with Lillard in he will not be 100% so the Trail Blazers will have to lean on the play of McCollum in this game. If VanVleet is out then the Raptors have a lot of depth to make up for that loss and they have been a much better team on the road this season than at home. The best bet to place in this game is on the Raptors to win on the moneyline because if both of those stars do not play then the Raptors have the better chance due to the fact that they are less reliant on one player with their offense and defense.

 

Raptors Trail Blazers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, November 15, 2021 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Raptors 102 Trail Blazers 96.

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Toronto Raptors: 1038-1007 O/U in all games. 382-358 O/U as a road underdog. 515-489 O/U in road games. 351-338 O/U in the first half of the season. 90-75 O/U against Northwest division opponents. 357-328 O/U in non-conference games.

Portland Trail Blazers: 1039-1028 O/U in all games. 127-112 O/U as a home underdog. 284-276 O/U after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. 1043-1034 ATS in all games. 137-107 ATS as a home underdog. 

 

 

Toronto Raptors:  P. Achiuwa (PF) Ques Mon - Shoulder injury. F. VanVleet (PG) Ques Mon - Groin injury. C. Boucher (PF) Ques Mon - Back injury. Y. Watanabe (SG) Out indefinitely - Calf injury.

Portland Trail Blazers:  D. Lillard (PG) Out Sun - Abdominal injury.

 

 

 

"It seems like we haven't played nearly as good a defense at home as we've played on the road. We're not sure why. We should have more energy and juice feeding off our home crowd." - Nick Nurse on his team’s defense in their game against the Pistons on Saturday night.

 

 

“I cussed his ass out in the first half when he tried to throw a lob when I threw it to him and it ended up being a turnover. I’m like ‘What are you doing? You’re not a lob thrower, I’ve never seem you throw a lob. Dude is under the basket, you running full speed, dunk on him...” - Damian Lillard on Nassir Little.

 

 

 

PG    Fred VanVleet

SG    Gary Trent Jr.

SF    OG Anunoby

PF    Scottie Barnes

C    Pascal Siakam

 

PG     Anfernee Simons

SG     CJ McCollum

SF     Norman Powell

PF     Robert Covington

C     Jusuf Nurkic

 

 

PPG: F. VanVleet (19.7)

APG: F. VanVleet (7.1)

Reb/G: P. Achiuwa (8.7)

 

PPG: C. McCollum (20.7)

APG: D. Lillard (8.1)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.3)

 

Coaches:

Toronto Raptors: Nick Nurse (4th season)

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)