Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings: Model Line and Edge

Fri, Nov 13, 10:00 PM ETGolden 1 Center · at Kings · Conference game

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Season records: Trail Blazers and Kings
POR	This season	SAC
4-1	Record	0-6
3-2	ATS	1-5
2-3	O/U	5-1

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects POR 124–110 · win probability POR 84%

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Total

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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 212-225 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: POR has more of the edges

POR 8, SAC 1 · 2026-27 so far

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Shooting

Effective FG%: POR 56.2 and allows 51.3; SAC 51.0 and allows 60.4

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POR offense vs SAC defense

Offense 10th of 30 against a defense 29th, on the model’s ratings

Context

Schedule so far

POR has played the 27th-hardest schedule, SAC the 8th. A record against a soft schedule means less

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Three-pointers

POR hits 35.3% and allows 32.1%; SAC hits 30.4% and allows 39.2%. Threes are 51.5% and 38.0% of their shots

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SAC offense vs POR defense

Offense 27th of 30 against a defense 11th, on the model’s ratings

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Free throws

Free throw rate: POR 35.9, SAC 26.4. Allowed: POR 27.8, SAC 31.2

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Rebounding

Offensive rebound rate: POR 27.6%, SAC 22.9%. Defensive: POR 77.3%, SAC 73.7%

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Turnovers

Turnover rate: POR 14.6%, SAC 15.9%. Forced: POR 14.8%, SAC 14.6%

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Recent form

Last 5: POR 3-2 ATS, margin +11.4; SAC 1-4 ATS, margin -17.8

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Home court

SAC at home. This season: SAC 0-2 at home, POR 3-0 away

Context

Tempo

About 105 possessions: POR plays 103.5 a game (14th fastest), SAC 106.0 (6th). Faster games mean more points

Even

Who is back

Minutes back from last season: POR 100%, SAC 100%. Transfers in: POR 0, SAC 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price

Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from league ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

ATS

2026-27, records before tip-off

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
POR WLWLW	3-2	60%	2-1	—
SAC WLLLL	1-5	17%	1-1	—

Venue/role: POR away; SAC home. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before tip-off

	O-U	Over %	SU
POR UOOUU	2-3	40%	4-1
SAC OOOOO	5-1	83%	0-6

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Tap for the score and line.

Last 10 games

2026-27, before tip-off

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
PORlast 5	4-1 80%	3-2 60%	2-3 40%
SAClast 6	0-6 0%	1-5 17%	5-1 83%

Wins-losses (pushes last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Trail Blazers

Date	Game	Last meeting
Nov 16	@ MIN	W108–104WU
Nov 17	@ MIN	W108–104WU
Nov 19	@ MIL	W130–99WO

Kings

Date	Game	Last meeting
Nov 15	vs OKC	L99–113WU
Nov 18	vs PHX	L103–114LU
Nov 20	@ LAL	L104–128LU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

Last 5 of 19 since 2021-22

POR 10–9 SACPOR leads · 19 games since 2021-22 · POR has won the last 5 meetings · POR 8-11 ATS

Date	Result	Line	Covered
Oct 23, 2026-27	POR 128 @ SAC 120	SAC +9.5	SAC W
Apr 12, 2025-26	SAC 110 @ POR 122	POR -18.5	SAC W
Jan 18, 2025-26	POR 117 @ SAC 110	SAC +1.5	POR W
Dec 20, 2025-26	POR 98 @ SAC 93	SAC +4.5	POR W
Dec 18, 2025-26	SAC 133 @ POR 134	POR -8.5	SAC W

ATS History · 2026-27

WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total

Trail Blazers

5 games played

Straight up

4-1

80% wins

Against the spread

3-2

60% covers · avg +6.3 pts vs the line

Over / Under

2-3

40% overs · avg −3.1 pts vs the total

Straight up

4-180%

W W W L W

3 of last 4 wonno streak

Against the spread

3-260%

W L W L W

2 of last 4 coveredno streak

Over / Under

2-340%

U O O U U

2 straight unders2 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	vsPHX	W 124-83	-3.5	W +37.5	232.5	U 207
Oct 23	@SAC	W 128-120	-9.5	L −1.5	231.5	O 248
Oct 27	@LAL	W 136-129	+1.5	W +8.5	234.5	O 265
Oct 29	vsMEM	L 103-124	-7.5	L −28.5	233.5	U 227
Oct 31	@UTAH	W 112-90	-6.5	W +15.5	232.5	U 202

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

PHX

W 124-83

+37.5

SAC

W 128-120

−1.5

LAL

W 136-129

+8.5

MEM

L 103-124

−28.5

UTAH

W 112-90

+15.5

covered 3didn’t cover 2avg +6.3 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

PHX

W 124-83

−25.5

SAC

W 128-120

+16.5

LAL

W 136-129

+30.5

MEM

L 103-124

−6.5

UTAH

W 112-90

−30.5

over 2under 3avg −3.1 ptslonger = bigger margin

Kings

6 games played

Straight up

0-6

0% wins

Against the spread

1-5

17% covers · avg −10.3 pts vs the line

Over / Under

5-1

83% overs · avg +6.2 pts vs the total

Straight up

0-60%

L L L L L L

6 straight losses0 of last 4 won

Against the spread

1-517%

L W L L L L

4 straight misses ATS0 of last 4 covered

Over / Under

5-183%

U O O O O O

5 straight overs4 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	@LAC	L 96-121	+5.5	L −19.5	226.5	U 217
Oct 23	vsPOR	L 120-128	+9.5	W +1.5	231.5	O 248
Oct 25	vsMEM	L 112-123	+3.5	L −7.5	234.5	O 235
Oct 27	@SA	L 103-130	+19.5	L −7.5	232.5	O 233
Oct 29	@NO	L 120-132	+6.5	L −5.5	234.5	O 252
Oct 31	@MEM	L 105-136	+7.5	L −23.5	229.5	O 241

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

LAC

L 96-121

−19.5

POR

L 120-128

+1.5

MEM

L 112-123

−7.5

L 103-130

−7.5

L 120-132

−5.5

MEM

L 105-136

−23.5

covered 1didn’t cover 5avg −10.3 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

LAC

L 96-121

−9.5

POR

L 120-128

+16.5

MEM

L 112-123

+0.5

L 103-130

+0.5

L 120-132

+17.5

MEM

L 105-136

+11.5

over 5under 1avg +6.2 ptslonger = bigger margin

Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.

Trail Blazers has the better starters

Position by position: Trail Blazers 4, Kings 0, even 1

Trail BlazersBetterKings

G D. Lillard19.2 pts · 4 reb · 3.6 ast Score 89

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G D. Acuff26.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 6.3 ast Score 4

G S. Henderson8.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.4 ast Score 34

Even

F D. Sabonis16 pts · 15.8 reb · 7.3 ast Score 26

F D. Avdija23 pts · 6.8 reb · 5.6 ast Score 82

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F D. Hunter14 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast Score 38

F T. Camara15.2 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.2 ast Score 44

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F P. Achiuwa12.5 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast Score 7

C D. Clingan8.6 pts · 8.8 reb · 1.4 ast Score 74

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F L. Black7.1 pts · 5 reb · 1.5 ast Score 13

Trail BlazersBetterKings

POR offense10th of 30 · +1.4

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SAC defense29th of 30 · -7.9

POR defense11th of 30 · +1.8

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SAC offense27th of 30 · -3.0

Backcourt+11.6 · 2 players

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Backcourt-13.7 · 1 player

Frontcourt+16.7 · 3 players

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Frontcourt-18.6 · 4 players

Bench+15.6 · 5 players

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Bench-13.2 · 5 players

Score, worst to bestPOR betterSAC betterNEW no NBA numbers yet

Projected starters come from who started the last five games and minutes played, and a lineup change can move them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of, on the model’s player values.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined

Trail Blazers

Guards

D. Lillard29 minS. Henderson21 minJ. Holiday25 minS. Cissoko22 minV. Krejci11 minC. Youngblood6 min

Forwards

D. Avdija31 minT. Camara26 minJ. Tonje8 min

Centers

D. Clingan22 minM. Potter19 minR. Williams17 minB. Carlson12 minY. Hansen10 min

Out

J. MorantOut

Kings

Guards

D. Acuff37 minE. Sharp18 minD. Plowden14 minM. Monk12 minN. Clifford8 minA. FlaglerNew

Forwards

D. Sabonis37 minD. Hunter29 minP. Achiuwa29 minL. Black29 minJ. Mogbo17 minA. Karaban10 min

Out

Z. LaVineDay-To-DayK. MurrayOut

In order of minutes, from this season’s box scores. Players marked out are on ESPN’s injury report.

Matchup stats

2026-27 · rank among 30 teams

ChartTable

Scoring

Points per game

POR120.6 #4

SAC109.3 #22

Points per possession

POR1.16 #5

SAC1.03 #28

Pace (possessions)

POR103.5 #14

SAC106.0 #6

Shooting

Effective FG%

POR56.2 #4

SAC51.0 #23

3-point %

POR35.3 #12

SAC30.4 #27

3-point attempt rate

POR51.5 #1

SAC38.0 #27

Free throw rate

POR35.9 #3

SAC26.4 #20

Possessions

Turnover rate

POR14.6 #9

SAC15.9 #19

Offensive rebound rate

POR27.6 #14

SAC22.9 #28

Assists per game

POR26.2 #17

SAC24.5 #23

Defense

Points allowed

POR109.2 #10

SAC128.3 #29

Points allowed per possession

POR1.06 #10

SAC1.21 #29

Opponent effective FG%

POR51.3 #8

SAC60.4 #30

Opponent 3-point %

POR32.1 #8

SAC39.2 #27

Turnovers forced

POR14.8 #20

SAC14.6 #22

Defensive rebound rate

POR77.3 #3

SAC73.7 #12

Steals per game

POR8.6 #18

SAC8.0 #21

Blocks per game

POR4.2 #21

SAC2.3 #30

POR		SAC
Scoring
120.6 #4	Points per game	109.3 #22
1.16 #5	Points per possession	1.03 #28
103.5 #14	Pace (possessions)	106.0 #6
Shooting
56.2 #4	Effective FG%	51.0 #23
35.3 #12	3-point %	30.4 #27
51.5 #1	3-point attempt rate	38.0 #27
35.9 #3	Free throw rate	26.4 #20
Possessions
14.6 #9	Turnover rate	15.9 #19
27.6 #14	Offensive rebound rate	22.9 #28
26.2 #17	Assists per game	24.5 #23
Defense
109.2 #10	Points allowed	128.3 #29
1.06 #10	Points allowed per possession	1.21 #29
51.3 #8	Opponent effective FG%	60.4 #30
32.1 #8	Opponent 3-point %	39.2 #27
14.8 #20	Turnovers forced	14.6 #22
77.3 #3	Defensive rebound rate	73.7 #12
8.6 #18	Steals per game	8.0 #21
4.2 #21	Blocks per game	2.3 #30

From the box scores. A longer bar is a better league rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of the league, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Trail Blazers

4-1 overall · 4-1 in conference · Western Conference

Last five, 2026-27

W@ Jazz112–90
Lvs Grizzlies103–124
W@ Lakers136–129
W@ Kings128–120
Wvs Suns124–83

A week or more of rest.

Kings

0-6 overall · 0-6 in conference · Western Conference

Last five, 2026-27

L@ Grizzlies105–136
L@ Pelicans120–132
L@ Spurs103–130
Lvs Grizzlies112–123
Lvs Trail Blazers120–128

A week or more of rest.

Trail Blazers @ Kings

What could decide it: POR has more of the edges

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Totals

Last 10 games

Next 3 games

Recent meetings

ATS History · 2026-27

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Kings

Trail Blazers has the better starters

Depth chart

Matchup stats

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