Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers - NBA Prediction

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After a tough start of the season the Portland Trail Blazers are back on winning track with two comfortable wins in their last two games.

First, CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard led their team to a 116-96 win against the Memphis Grizzles following by an even more impressive 111-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lillard score 25 point with 5-from-7 shooting from the three-point line overcoming 42 points by Clippers’ Paul George.

Center Jusuf Nurkic had a good night with 14 points and 17 rebounds.

Blazers’ wingman Norman Powell was back against the Clippers after missing two games to finish the game with 12 points.

On the other hand, the Charlotte Hornets have slowed down after an excellent 3-0 start, currently standing at 4-2.

Their most recent struggles have been mostly because of inconsistency of last year’s Rookie of the Year, LaMelo Ball who is shooting 5-from28 in his last two games.

They are coming off 114-99 loss against the Miami Heat. Gordon Hayward is playing like in his prime, scoring 23 points followed by this season’s Hornets leading scorer Miles Bridges who had 22.

Key facts

• Hornets point guard Terry Rozier will be out of tonight’s game
• The Blazers have won 8 of their last 10 games over the Hornets
• Both teams have split the last six head-to-heads played in Charlotte

The Blazers are opening a three-game road trip on the East and are searching another win against the Hornets before they visit Philadelphia. Portland has the best score in their last ten games against no other team than Charlotte and are definitely favorite in Sunday’s game. Hornets’ frontcourt will have no answer for scorers like Lillard and McCollum who will probably both go over 25.

Value Bet

Portland to win and under 228.5

3.76

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