Trail Blazers vs Hornets Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for Summer League Game (Don't Expect a High-Scoring Contest)

The NBA Las Vegas Summer League continues on Saturday with an exciting matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Trail Blazers vs Hornets Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
• Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: Thomas & Mack Center -- Las Vegas, NV
• Coverage: NBA TV

Portland enters Tuesday with momentum after it took down the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 85-80 and Michael Devoe balled out with 29 points (10-of-17 shooting). Meanwhile, Charlotte cannot say the same following its 93-75 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers where it shot just 30.9% from the floor.

Trail Blazers vs Hornets Odds & Spread

• All NBA betting lines, odds, and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: POR: (-225) | CHA: (+180)
• Spread: POR: +5.5 (-115) | CHA: -5.5 (-105)
• Total: 181.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

The Trail Blazers enter this contest as favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 8:30 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 181.5 points with both sides available at -110 odds.

Trail Blazers vs Hornets Betting Trends

• Portland has posted a 1-1 record in the 2023 NBA Las Vegas Summer League.
• Charlotte has posted an 0-2 record in the 2023 NBA Las Vegas Summer League.
• Portland has won the NBA Summer League twice before, most recently in 2022.
• Charlotte has never won the NBA Summer League or made it to the finals.

Trail Blazers vs Hornets Prediction & Pick

To say the Hornets have struggled to find any level of offensive consistency in the Summer League is putting it lightly. Charlotte is averaging only 71.5 points across its two games and has shot below 31.0% in each contest. No one on the team has put up more than 16 points in either game as well.

Portland has much more to be proud of so far as a buzzer-beating loss to Houston is the only thing that kept the team from starting 2-0. Scoring is coming from all over the roster as Shaedon Sharpe's great performance on Friday (21 points & 7 rebounds) preceded Devoe's great showing on Monday.

The Hornets have shown no reason to trust them as an underdog, so give me the Trail Blazers here.

Final Score Prediction: Trail Blazers: 92 | Hornets: 82

Trail Blazers vs Hornets Best Bet

This point total sticks out as high given the Hornets have yet to score more than 75 points in either one of their Summer League games. Their offensive ineptitude has resulted in point totals of 144 and 168. On the other side, Portland came back down to earth following a 100-99 barnburner against Houston with an 85-80 win over San Antonio. The trends suggest a low-scoring contest is coming.

Bet: Under 181.5 Total Points (-110)

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