Advanced computer model locks in picks for Pelicans vs. Blazers, March 18 2021

The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at 10 p.m. ET Thursday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 23-16 overall and 12-7 at home, while New Orleans is 17-23 overall and 5-13 on the road. Portland is favored by one point in the latest Blazers vs. Pelicans odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 239.5. Before you make any Pelicans vs. Blazers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is also up over $8,800 on top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. Dating back to last season, it enters Week 13 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 88-53 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, it has simulated Blazers vs. Pelicans 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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