Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: NBC

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (6-7) will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (8-6) on Tuesday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-122 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Suns finished with 24 while the Hawks finished the game with 19 fouls. They made 14 of their 43 attempts from downtown. Atlanta ended up shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Atlanta earned 35 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Phoenix allowed 52.9% from the field on 45 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 47 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Suns made 18 of their 19 tries for a rate of 94.7%. Phoenix finished having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (47 of 97) and made 10 of 30 3-pointers.

Dillon Brooks is one player who came through for this game. Brooks shot 56.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He totaled 34 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-6 this year. They lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 23.1 fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is grabbing 43.4 boards per contest and has racked up 380 dimes so far this year, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 38.2% on 3-point shots (218 of 570) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.8 points per game (13th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 377 conceded this year. The Suns are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (569 of 1,214) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 138-133 against the Mavericks. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive boards for a total of 53 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks had 22 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, Portland made 14 of 47 attempts (29.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers went 46 for 113 from the field which had them at 40.7%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Mavericks to bury 48 out of 95 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.5% in the matchup. They shot 44.1% from downtown by going 15 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 40 from the free throw line (67.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Portland permitted Dallas to grab 47 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Shaedon Sharpe ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the game. He buried 12 out of 32 for this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and added 4 rebounds. Sharpe recorded 36 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for the matchup.

Portland has a mark of 6-7 this year. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 23rd in the NBA. Portland has tallied 1,580 pts on the year (121.5 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.5 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 23.8 fouls per game and they connect on 82.2% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point shots (154 of 430) and their opposition knocks down 82.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.6 assists and 44.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 15th and 18th in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the league in PPG allowed with 122.2. They are forcing 17.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (26th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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