Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/29/26

Getting blown out on a nightly basis has almost become normal for the Washington Wizards this season. The losing streak was briefly paused by a 133-110 win over the Jazz earlier in the week, but 2 days ago, we saw them get destroyed by the Warriors 131-126. The road trip continues in Portland on Sunday, and once again, the Wizards are heavy underdogs with the spread being around 16 points. Can they at least make things interesting against the Trail Blazers? The first meeting was decided by just 4 points back in late January. However, over the past 18 games, the Wizards have recorded just 1 win, plus they’re just 4-10 SU/ATS in 14 meetings with Portland.

Portland’s week started off in dominant fashion with back-to-back blowout wins over Brooklyn and Milwaukee, but they were brought back to Earth by the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, losing by 7 points at home. That wasn’t a result they needed at this point in time, as they try to catch up with the Clippers in the 8th seed. They cannot afford to fool around against another tanking team on Sunday. I think most of their fans would be happy even if they finished 9th, which would guarantee them home court advantage in a one-off game against the Warriors in the play-in tournament. The play of Deni Avdija has been encouraging; he’s made great strides following recovery from the back injury that has limited him all season, averaging 21.5 points per game this month.

The Trail Blazers have a habit of pouncing on the tanking teams lately, with the loss to Dallas being the only blemish on their run in the 2nd half of March. That loss does make me wonder do they have enough at their disposal to score a ton of points against the Wizards. In order to beat Washington, you have to outscore them at their crazy-fast pace. Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe being out might present an issue or two on offense here, so I’ll give the Wizards plus the massive spread a shot here.

Wizards vs Trail Blazers Predictions: Washington Wizards +16 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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