Portland Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers covered the spread in 25 of 41 home games in 2025-26, tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the third-best home rate in the NBA. Backing Portland as a favorite returned 3.76 units, also third in the league.

The home floor

Portland went 42-40 and covered 44 of 82, 53.7%. At home the rate was 25 of 41, 61.0%. Two teams did better at home, the Knicks and the Hornets, and the New Orleans Pelicans matched Portland. Away the Blazers covered 19 of 41. As favorites they covered 20 of 37; as underdogs, 24 of 45.

The moneyline split the same way. One unit on Portland in every home game with a price made 4.03; on the road it lost 4.05. Across the 81 priced games the two cancelled out, 0.02 units down.

Favored, rarely

The Blazers were favorites 37 times and won 28. In the 36 of those with a moneyline, backing them returned 3.76 units; only the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers made more as favorites. As underdogs they went 14-31 and lost 3.79; the best of those wins was 122-110 at the Cleveland Cavaliers on 3 December at +370, followed by 127-123 at the Golden State Warriors on 21 November at +320 and 115-110 at the San Antonio Spurs on 3 January at +260. The shortest price that lost was -500, a 100-93 home defeat by the Dallas Mavericks on 27 March.

Month by month

January was Portland’s month: 9-6, ten covers in 15, 5.51 units up. March went 10-6 straight up and still lost 2.24 units, after February had lost 3.1 at 6-6.

The West

Golden State were the opponent to back Portland against: 3-1, three covers, 5.2 units. The Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz lost all four. The Minnesota Timberwolves won three of four, though Portland covered in three. The Houston Rockets split four games, and backing Portland in them made 2.3 units.

The total

Forty-three overs and 38 unders in the 81 games with a total: no lean worth calling.

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