The edge goes to the Trail Blazers on the road against the Nets on Monday, December 21, at about 68%. That is a real edge, but the Nets are far from out of it.
How the Win Meter reads
The Win Meter reads the Trail Blazers 68%, with a projected score of Portland Trail Blazers 116, Brooklyn Nets 112. The rating gap is 228 points in favor of the Trail Blazers, and home court and rest add about 100 rating points for the Nets on top of that.
Readings in this range leave plenty of room for the other side. About 32 times in 100 games like this, the Nets would win.
Recent form
The Trail Blazers are 1-0 this season and 2-3 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -1.6. The Nets are 0-1 this season and 1-4 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -16.4.
The Trail Blazers' best recent win was 124-83 at home against PHX.
The Trail Blazers were beaten 114-93 at home by SAS not long ago.
The Nets were beaten 136-101 on the road by TOR not long ago.
Injuries to watch
Out: Shaedon Sharpe (POR), expected back Mar 2, 2027, Chris Youngblood (POR), expected back Oct 27, 2026, Branden Carlson (POR), expected back Oct 27, 2026, and Tyler Bilodeau (BKN), expected back Oct 25, 2026.
The season series
In our records of recent meetings, the Trail Blazers lead 3-1, with the Trail Blazers outscoring the Nets by an average of 13.7 points per game. The last meeting was BKN 99, POR 134.