Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/14/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Prime Video

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+4.0)

The Phoenix Suns (45-37) host the Portland Trail Blazers (42-40) at Mortgage Matchup Center on Tuesday in a Western Conference Play-In game. Portland is 4.0-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 217.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 122-110 in their last contest. Portland ended the contest with a 46.5% field goal percentage (47 of 101) and converted 16 out of their 46 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 46 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 28 dimes in the game while creating 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the floor on 40 of 83 shooting. Sacramento recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento finished the game shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe by making 23 of 31 shots. They buried 7 of their 21 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 21 and the Kings recorded 18 fouls.

Deni Avdija is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. Avdija ended up going 47.4% from the field and also distributed 10 dimes.

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Portland comes into this contest with a record of 42-40 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Portland is pulling down 46.0 boards per game and is sitting with 2,062 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.3% on 3-pointers (1,186 of 3,462) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.5 points per contest (17th in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,162 surrendered this year. The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (3,446 of 7,323) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 16th in the league in opponents PPG (115.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 135-103 against the Thunder. The Suns pulled down 41 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Thunder committed 8 fouls in the game which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 6 tries. They were able to make 3 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Phoenix made 20 out of 41 tries (48.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Suns shot 56 out of 101 from the field which had them shooting 55.4%. The Suns allowed the Thunder to make 41 out of their 95 tries from the floor which had them at 43.2% in this game. They finished the game shooting 39.1% from downtown by going 18 of 46 and finished the contest at 3 out of 9 at the free throw line (33.3%). When discussing rebounding, Phoenix permitted Oklahoma City to collect 36 in total (9 offensive).

Jamaree Bouyea was important for the Suns for the matchup. Bouyea earned 27 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 9 assists for this contest. He converted 12 out of 23 in the game giving him a rate of 52.2%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 45-37 this season. The Suns commit 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 9,232 points on the campaign (112.6 per game) and they grab 43.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Suns are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the NBA.

The Suns defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.1. They are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (15th in the league). The Phoenix defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (998 of 2,876) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.1 dimes and 43.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 7th and 15th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-4.0)

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