The Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets meet at Barclays Center for a cross-conference matchup at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday. Brooklyn is favored by 7.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 222.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Blazers vs. Nets picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows the Blazers are fantastic at generating free throw attempts. Portland is averaging 26.7 attempts per game at the charity stripe, No. 2 in the NBA, and the Blazers are also in the top eight in 3-point percentage (37.7%). Brooklyn is dead-last in the league in defensive rebound rate (67.2%), and Portland is securing almost 29% of its own missed shots. The model also knows the Nets have the best player on the court in Kevin Durant. Durant is averaging 29.2 points per game while shooting 53% from the field this season, and he leads a Brooklyn attack that is No. 1 in the NBA in field goal percentage (49.4%). The Nets are also in the top three of the league in 2-point percentage, making 57.2% of attempts inside the arc.

Now, it has set its sights on Blazers vs. Nets. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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