The Portland Trail Blazers are clinging to the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference ahead of Thursday night’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.

These teams met back on Nov, 12, and the Blazers won that game – in New Orleans – by eight points. The Pelicans are just 3-22 this season, and they’re set as 5.5-point underdogs at home on Thursday night.

Portland is in need of a bounce-back win, as it’s dropped seven of its last 10 games to fall to 9-15 in the 2025-26 season. The Blazers have been down several players at various points this season, but Deni Avdija has been a Most Improved Player candidate.

Despite that, the Blazers are just 20th in the league in net rating (-2.9) in the 2025-26 campaign.

Here’s a look at the odds, my favorite player prop and a prediction for this West

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