Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Odds/Point Spread: Phoenix (+3.5)

The Phoenix Suns (45-37 last season) are headed to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (42-40 last year). Portland opens this contest as 3.5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 232.5.

The Suns played the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 131-122 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Suns ended up with 25 while the Thunder recorded 20 personal fouls. They also made 17 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 26 of their 30 tries. In addition, Oklahoma City had 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Oklahoma City dished out 28 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 53.7% from the field on 44 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Suns made 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Phoenix walked away from the game having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (48 out of 90) and knocked down 14 of 39 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Devin Booker is one player who played a role in this matchup. He had 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 41 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. Booker ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 6 assists.

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Phoenix will take the court after finishing with a win-loss mark of 45-37 last year. They had an average of 112.6 pts per contest (26th in the league) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. The Suns hit on 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (1,210 of 3,348) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a group, Phoenix grabbed 43.1 boards per game and sat with 2,021 dimes last season, which had them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a team committed 20.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Suns were able to force 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They relinquished 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they were ranked 6th in the league in opponents PPG (111.1). The Suns allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,296 of 7,011) and they relinquished 43.7 boards per contest as a group. They were 7th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,058 conceded last year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-95 when they played the Spurs. The Trail Blazers corralled 24 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Spurs had 24 fouls for the contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Portland buried 11 of their 47 tries (23.4%). In all, the Trail Blazers ended up going 33 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.1%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Spurs to bury 41 out of 75 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7% in this game. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 30 and finished the game at 20 out of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). With respect to rebounding, Portland permitted San Antonio to collect 42 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Deni Avdija ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. He buried 7 of 15 for the game for a rate of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds. Avdija scored 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

Portland had a record of 42-40 last year. The Trail Blazers committed 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they shot 76.5% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 25.1 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 17.3 times per game. Portland totaled 9,469 points last season (115.5 per contest) and they collected 46.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers hit 45.3% from the floor, which ranked them 29th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers on defense were ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.8. They forced 15.6 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (16th in the league). The Portland defense allowed 35.8% from downtown (1,027 of 2,869) and their opposition made 79.0% of their foul shots. They relinquished 26.4 assists and 43.0 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 13th and 11th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix (+3.5)

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