In this battle between two teams from opposing conferences with mirror records so far, the Washington Wizards (5-10), who saw a winning streak end and are looking to bounce back, are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (10-5), who want to end a small losing streak of their own.

Date/Time: 11-18-2018, 18:00 EDT

Spread: Washington Wizards +1

Total: +221.5

Washington Wizards have a 5-10 record (5-10 against the spread) so far this season and currently sit in the 10th place of the East. In their last game they saw a three-game winning streak getting snapped by losing at home against the Nets with a 104-115 score, not beating the odds. They are led in scoring by Bradley Beal with 22.1 ppg, adding 4.7 boards and 3.5 dimes per game. He is followed by John Wall with 20.7 ppg and a team high 8.2 dimes per game.

Portland Trail Blazers have a 10-5 record (10-5 against the spread) so far this season and are currently tied with the Thunder in the second place of the West. They have back-to-back losses and in their last game they lost on the road against the Timberwolves with a 96-112 score, not beating the odds. They are led in scoring by Damian Lillard with 25.7 ppg, adding 5.3 boards and a team high 6.1 dimes per game. He is followed by CJ McCollum with 20.5 ppg and 3.7 boards per game.

In their previous meeting earlier this season the Wizards won on the road with a 124-125 score in overtime. Wizards have a 3-4 home record this season, while the Blazers are 3-3 on the road. Blazers are better both offensively, scoring 114.6 ppg to Wizards’ 111.1 and defensively, allowing 107.9 to Wizards’ 116.7 ppg. They also have better percentages both in field goals (46% to 45.3%) and in 3-pointers (36.3% to 32.2%). Wizards on the other hand are better in dimes made (22.2 to 20.3), while Blazers are better in boards grabbed (51.5 to 40.9) and both teams are almost equal in turnovers committed (14.4 to 14.5). Wizards have been underwhelming this season and Vegas odds give the Blazers a -1 spread and expect them to beat the odds and emerge victorious on the road today.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers -1 (-108)

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