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Toronto Raptors at Portland Trail Blazers

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27-19, 14-9 Away

vs

23-22, 13-10 Home

Portland faces Toronto, looks for 5th straight win

Toronto Raptors (27-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-22, ninth in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

Raptors -4.5; over/under is 223.5

BOTTOM LINE: Portland comes into a matchup with Toronto as winners of four games in a row.

The Trail Blazers have gone 13-10 in home games. Portland ranks eighth in the NBA with 45.3 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 10.8.

The Raptors are 14-9 on the road. Toronto averages 114.3 points while outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game.

The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 46.4% the Raptors allow to opponents. The Raptors average 114.3 points per game, 3.7 fewer than the 118.0 the Trail Blazers allow.

The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Raptors defeated the Trail Blazers 121-118 in their last meeting on Dec. 3. Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 28 points, and Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 25 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Avdija is averaging 26 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 22.0 points over the last 10 games.

Brandon Ingram is averaging 21.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Raptors. Barnes is averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 8-2, averaging 117.0 points, 45.0 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Raptors: 6-4, averaging 114.2 points, 41.7 rebounds, 31.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.9 points.

INJURIES

: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle: out (thumb), Blake Wesley: out (foot), Kris Murray: out (back), Deni Avdija: day to day (back), Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).

Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: out (back), Collin Murray-Boyles: day to day (thumb), RJ Barrett: day to day (ankle), Ja'Kobe Walter: out (hip).

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 44.2%
Raptors: 55.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
W2 Streak W4
112.5 Points Against 118.0
6-4 Last Ten Games 8-2
114.3 Points Per Game 116.5
47 Field Goal % 45
34 Three Point % 34
43.0 Rebounds Per Game 45.3
29.7 Assists Per Game 24.5
4.5 Blocks Per Game 4.8
8.4 Steals Per Game 8.1
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
13.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.8
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Deni Avdija, F Day-To-Day Jan 22
Kris Murray, F Out Jan 21
Scoot Henderson, G Out Jan 21
Matisse Thybulle, G Out Jan 16
Blake Wesley, G Out Nov 5
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
RJ Barrett, F Out Jan 22
Collin Murray-Boyles, F Out Jan 22
Ja'Kobe Walter, G Out Jan 22
Jakob Poeltl, C Out Jan 21
Chucky Hepburn, G Out Jan 6

Raptors Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 115-101
vs LAC L 121-117 OT
@ LAL L 110-93
@ GS W 145-127
@ SAC W 122-109

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ GS L 119-97
vs ATL W 117-101
vs LAL W 132-116
@ SAC W 117-110
vs MIA W 127-110

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 27 16 .628 - W1
New York 26 18 .591 1.5 W1
Toronto 27 19 .587 1.5 W2
Philadelphia 24 19 .558 3 W1
Brooklyn 12 30 .286 14.5 L3

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 8 W2 0.82222223 37
Denver 7 15 W1 0.6666667 30
Minnesota 10 18 L4 0.6 27
Portland 14 22 W4 0.51111114 23
Utah 22 30 L1 0.33333334 15
Full Standings

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