Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction 3-9-24 Picks

The Toronto Raptors visit the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Saturday night. Here is a Raptors vs Trail Blazers prediction.

Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are in a rut having lost four of their last five games overall and are hoping to avoid a third straight loss after being beaten by the Suns in a 120-113 road loss on Thursday . Gary Trent Jr led the team with 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting, RJ Barrett added 23 points while Immaneul Quickley had 21 points with nine rebounds and 18 assists. As a team, the Raptors shot 45 percent from the field and 16 of 44 from the 3-point line, but they still fought an uphill battle after losing 39 points in the first quarter to fall behind by 19 points more early.

Portland Trail Blazers

Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have lost 12 of their last 14 games overall and they will be hoping for a better result after being beaten by the Rockets in a 123-107 defeat last night. Dalano Banton led the team with 30 pints, eight rebounds and five assists, Anfernee Simons added 23 points while Keegan Murray had 12 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot just 41 percent from the field and 16 of 35 from the 3-point line as they caught fire early and scored 63 points in the first half to take a lead by 12 points, to finally find themselves completely. outscored 68-44 in the second half as they simply had no answers for the Rockets once they got on a roll.

Portland Trail Blazers Team Facts

• The Trail Blazers have lost each of their last nine games at the Moda Center.
• The road team has covered the spread in 13 of the Trail Blazers’ last 14 games.
• Thirteen of the Trail Blazers’ last 15 night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone BELOW the total point line.

Toronto Raptors Team Facts

• The Raptors have lost each of their last nine games against Western Conference opponents following a defeat.
• The road team has covered the spread in each of the Raptors’ last seven games.
• Each of the Raptors’ last nine games as road favorites following a road loss have gone over the total point line.

Raptors vs Trail Blazers Prediction

The Raptors are still missing some players, with Bruce Brown, Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl, while the Trail Blazers are still missing numerous players, including Deandre Ayton, Jerami Grant and Scoot Henderson. You couldn’t back either side with confidence these days, but the Raptors showed plenty of fight in their loss to the Suns last time out and they should be good enough to take down this Trail Blazers team seriously exhausted.