Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Trail Blazers @ Suns

Wed, Nov 4 · Mortgage Matchup Center

The line has it Trail Blazers 116, Suns 112.Trail Blazers −3.5, total 227.5, as of Nov 4. A line moves until kickoff. DraftKings’ line, from ESPN’s scoreboard.

Trail Blazers at Suns: against expected, a game, this season, All games
a gameTrail Blazers6 gamesSuns5 games
+4.9−0.7
−5.1+9.1
+3.4−4.5
+0.7+1.4
+2.4+0.2
+3.8−2.4
−0.5−1.1
−1.4+0.8

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game. Lit is among the five biggest either way. Tap a row for the games.

Analysis

What’s true going in. Each line says how it stood up; you judge.

Trail Blazers

  • The Trail Blazers have won 4 straight on the road, tied for the longest active road winning streak in the NBA.streakthe runs →

The series

  • The Suns lead the series 151–132 since 1970-71. The Trail Blazers have won the last 2.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Suns have lost 8 of their last 10.countits form →
  • At home, the Suns’ assists are 6.8 over expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →
  • On the road, the Trail Blazers’ free throw attempts are 7.5 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 21, 2026at Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 124, Suns 83
Feb 22, 2026at SunsTrail Blazers 92, Suns 77
Feb 3, 2026at Trail BlazersSuns 130, Trail Blazers 125
Nov 18, 2025at Trail BlazersSuns 127, Trail Blazers 110
Feb 3, 2025at Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 121, Suns 119
Feb 1, 2025at Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 127, Suns 108
Dec 15, 2024at SunsSuns 116, Trail Blazers 109
Nov 2, 2024at SunsSuns 103, Trail Blazers 97
Jan 14, 2024at Trail BlazersSuns 127, Trail Blazers 116
Jan 1, 2024at SunsSuns 109, Trail Blazers 88

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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