Cavaliers at Trail Blazers 1/16/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:36 AM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a second straight victory on the road when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Cleveland snapped a 12-game losing streak on Sunday defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 101-95. Cedi Osman led the Cavaliers with 20 points, while rookie Collin Sexton chipped in with 17.

Portland was defeated in its most recent outing 115-107 by the Sacramento Kings on Monday. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers in the loss with 35 points. The Trail Blazers’ bench was outscored by the Kings bench 58-34. Center Jusuf Nurkic scored just six points while grabbing 11 rebounds, and CJ McCollum scored just six points, over 15 points below his average after shooting just 2-for-14.
Jordan Clarkson leads the Cavaliers in scoring with an average of 17.0 points per game. Tristan Thompson is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.2 rebounds per game, while Larry Nance Jr. leads in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. As a team, Cleveland is shooting 44.4% from the field and 35.8% from 3-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.0 points and 6.1 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.4 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.7 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.9% from the field and 35.5% from three-point territory.

Portland has dominated Cleveland head to head covering each of the last 5 in Portland, while the home team (Trail Blazers) has covered each of the last 5 between the two teams. Portland has covered 13 of its last 18 at home versus an opponent with a winning percentage of less than .400. Final Score Prediction, Portland Trail Blazers win in blowout and easily cover ATS 115-100.

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