Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction and Betting Picks
Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction and Betting Picks. This is a rescheduled game from Jan 26 that was postponed due to the snow storm that struck the Northeast. Monday, 6 April 2015, 7.00 PM ET.
Brooklyn Nets had a season-bast six-game winning streak halted by Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Brooklyn is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, but Boston, Indiana, Miami and even Charlotte are in contention for the two playoff spots. Brooklyn therefore needs to keep winning, and they’ve proven their determination with that winning streak. They’re hoping to resume it as they host Portland on Monday night.
Portland Trail Blazers will definitely make it to the playoffs as they’re #4 in the West but they’re fighting for better positioning and have won six of their last seven games. However, the Trail Blazers may find it hard to keep up with the momentum as they’ll be missing three tall players in their visit to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers Team News
Portland star LaMarcus Aldridge is out with a thumb injury and teammates Nicolas Batum (back) and Chris Kaman (thumb) are also fresh additions to the Trail Blazers injury list. Dorell Wright and Wesley Matthews are also out. Brooklyn will be without Alan Anderson who has an ankle injury, and Sergey Karasev and Mirza Teletovic are long-term absentees.
Brooklyn vs Portland Starting Line Ups
Brooklyn: Thaddeus Young, Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, Markel Brown, Deron Williams.
Portland: C.J. McCollum, Meyers Leonard, Robin Lopez, Arron Afflalo, Damian Lillard.
Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction. Portland may have problems in the lineup, especially in front court, as they’re running out of tall players with Aldridge, Batum and Kaman all out. The bench is getting short as well. This will have a major influence on this game and the only question now is whether the adjusted line is adjusted enough. We think it’s not and that there’s still value on the Brooklyn side. Brooklyn vs Portland Betting Pick: Brooklyn -6. Brooklyn vs Portland Predicted Score: 102-95
