Who’s Playing

Portland @ New Orleans

Current Records: Portland 8-3; New Orleans 6-5

What to Know

The Portland Trail Blazers haven’t won a contest against the New Orleans Pelicans since March 18 of last year, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Thursday. They will face off at 8 p.m. ET Nov. 10 at Smoothie King Center without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. These two teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous games.

Rip City picked up a 105-95 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Point guard Damian Lillard (26 points) was the top scorer for Portland.

Meanwhile, New Orleans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, sneaking past 115-111. Kudos to the oddsmakers for accurately forecasting both the winner and the close margin. Among those leading the charge for the Pelicans was center Jonas Valanciunas, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds.

The wins brought the Trail Blazers up to 8-3 and New Orleans to 6-5. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Portland has allowed their opponents an average of 9.2 steals per game, the third most in the league. To make matters even worse for Portland, New Orleans ranks fourth in the league when it comes to steals per game, with 8.64 on average. In other words, Rip City will need to work extra hard to take care of the ball.

How To Watch

• When: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Bally Sports – New Orleans
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $11.00

Odds

The Pelicans are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Trail Blazers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 6.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

New Orleans have won 17 out of their last 29 games against Portland.

• Apr 07, 2022 – New Orleans 127 vs. Portland 94
• Mar 30, 2022 – New Orleans 117 vs. Portland 107
• Dec 21, 2021 – New Orleans 111 vs. Portland 97
• Mar 18, 2021 – Portland 101 vs. New Orleans 93
• Mar 16, 2021 – Portland 125 vs. New Orleans 124
• Feb 17, 2021 – Portland 126 vs. New Orleans 124
• Feb 21, 2020 – New Orleans 128 vs. Portland 115
• Feb 11, 2020 – New Orleans 138 vs. Portland 117
• Dec 23, 2019 – New Orleans 102 vs. Portland 94
• Nov 19, 2019 – New Orleans 115 vs. Portland 104
• Mar 15, 2019 – Portland 122 vs. New Orleans 110
• Jan 18, 2019 – Portland 128 vs. New Orleans 112
• Nov 01, 2018 – Portland 132 vs. New Orleans 119
• Apr 21, 2018 – New Orleans 131 vs. Portland 123
• Apr 19, 2018 – New Orleans 119 vs. Portland 102
• Apr 17, 2018 – New Orleans 111 vs. Portland 102
• Apr 14, 2018 – New Orleans 97 vs. Portland 95
• Mar 27, 2018 – Portland 107 vs. New Orleans 103
• Jan 12, 2018 – New Orleans 119 vs. Portland 113
• Dec 02, 2017 – New Orleans 123 vs. Portland 116
• Oct 24, 2017 – Portland 103 vs. New Orleans 93
• Apr 12, 2017 – New Orleans 103 vs. Portland 100
• Mar 14, 2017 – New Orleans 100 vs. Portland 77
• Nov 25, 2016 – Portland 119 vs. New Orleans 104
• Nov 18, 2016 – New Orleans 113 vs. Portland 101
• Mar 18, 2016 – Portland 117 vs. New Orleans 112
• Dec 23, 2015 – New Orleans 115 vs. Portland 89
• Dec 14, 2015 – Portland 105 vs. New Orleans 101
• Oct 28, 2015 – Portland 112 vs. New Orleans 94