The Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers open their 2026-27 seasons against one another Wednesday. Tip-off from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, is at 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NBA odds around the Suns vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
2025-26 season series: Suns won 2-1 in regular season with both wins in Portland; Blazers won Play-In game in Phoenix
The Suns won 45 games last season and, after losing the first play-in game to the Blazers, beat the Golden State Warriors to advance to the first round of the playoffs. They were swept in 4 games by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Phoenix added F Miles Bridges and G Luke Kennard in the offseason and start the season with G Jalen Green healthy.
The
Blazers, who went 42-40 last season, added G Ja Morant in the offseason and G Damian Lillard is healthy now after missing last season with a torn Achilles, and they have a new coach in Micah Nori. They also suffered a first-round exit in the playoffs, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in 5 games.
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Suns at Trail Blazers odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Suns +118 (bet $100 to win $118) | Trail Blazers -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Suns +2.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers -2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Suns at Trail Blazers key injuries
Suns
- G Luke Kennard (knee) questionable
- C Mark Williams (shoulder) out
Trail Blazers
- F Deni Avdija (ankle) questionable
- C Brandon Carlson (concussion) out
- C Micah Potter (illness) questionable
- G Shaedon Sharpe (knee) out
- G Chris Youngblood (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Suns at Trail Blazers picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 121, Suns 115
Moneyline
The Blazers have a guard-heavy attack with Lillard and Morant and Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson off the bench. But the Suns have their own great guard pairing with Devin Booker and Green, and they have a size advantage with Bridges and Dillon Brooks in the frontcourt.
However, the Suns went 6-21 on the road as underdogs, per TeamRankings.com, while Portland was 16-4 as home favorites a year ago.
But with a small spread, you can get better value than the Blazers' ML.
PASS.
Against the spread
Not only were the Blazers 16-4 straight up as home favorites, they were 12-8 ATS in the same scenario last season.
The Suns went 13-14 ATS as away underdogs, but that means they were a tossup to cover in a scenario like tonight.
BET TRAIL BLAZERS -2.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The 2 games the teams played in Portland last season had totals of 255 and 237. Both teams have offensive firepower.
Of the Suns' 5 preseason games, only 2 had totals above this game's projection, but 2 of the Blazers' 3 preseason contests did.
BET OVER 231.5 (-110).
Best prop bet
Suns G COLLIN GILLESPIE OVER 3.5 ASSISTS (+105).
Gillespie logged 4 or more assists in 15 of the Suns' first 17 games last season. He also did it in 11 of his final 21 games of the regular season.
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