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The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. ET Friday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 11-18 overall and 10-7 at home, while the Hornets are 16-14 overall and 8-10 on the road. The Blazers have lost seven consecutive games, while the Hornets have won two of their past three games. 

Portland is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Blazers vs. Hornets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 229.5. Before entering any Hornets vs. Blazers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model entered Week 9 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 44-20 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Blazers vs. Hornets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Hornets vs. Blazers:

  • Trail Blazers vs. Hornets spread: Trail Blazers -2.5
  • Trail Blazers vs. Hornets over-under: 229.5 points

What you need to know about the Blazers

The Blazers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, 113-103 as Portland was outscored 33-21 in the final quarter. Norman Powell had 25 points and five assists along with six boards. Damian Lillard added 21 but shot just 6-for-21 from the field.

Portland missed 23 of 38 three-point attempts and shot 37.8 percent from the field in the loss to Memphis. CJ McCollum (lung), Cody Zeller (knee) and Tony Snell Jr. (personal) are out for Friday's game. Dennis Smith Jr. (knee) is listed as questionable. 

What you need to know about the Hornets

Meanwhile, the Hornets strolled past the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, 131-115.  Gordon Hayward shot 5-for-6 from downtown and finished with 41 points and five rebounds. He scored all of his points in three quarters, becoming just the second NBA player this season to score 40-plus points in three quarters. Hayward's 78.9 field goal percentage (15 for 19) was the highest by a 40-point scorer this season.

Cody Martin had a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds vs. the Spurs as Charlotte had six players in double-figures. LaMelo Ball (reconditioning) is questionable for Friday's game after missing the last six games.

How to make Hornets vs. Blazers picks

The model has simulated Trail Blazers vs. Hornets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also has generated a pick that hits in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Trail Blazers vs. Hornets? And which side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Hornets vs. Blazers spread you need to jump on Friday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.