Trail Blazers vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for Jan. 22

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The Portland Trail Blazers (22-22) are favored (-3) to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Miami Heat (23-21) at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Moda Center. The game airs on KUNP and FDSSUN. The matchup has an over/under set at 235.5 points.

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Trail Blazers vs. Heat betting lines

  • Trail Blazers odds to win: -145
  • Heat odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Trail Blazers (-3)
  • Total: 235.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Portland is 12-10 in home contests and have covered the spread 14 times at home.
  • This year, Portland is 2-2 ATS in home games when playing as 3-point favorites or more.
  • The Trail Blazers have gone over a set point total in a home game 12 times this season.
  • Portland and its opponents have averaged a total of 232.0 points per home contest this year, 3.5 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers are 8-2 overall and 8-2 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Trail Blazers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in three of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Trail Blazers games averaged 5.4 fewer points (230.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Trail Blazers are scoring 0.2 points more per game compared to their season average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • The Trail Blazers have won 10 of the 16 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (62.5%).
  • Portland has a record of 8-4 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -145 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
  • The Trail Blazers have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.2% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (28th in NBA) 47.2 (18th) 45.2 (ninth) 43.6 (15th) 24.4 (27th) 16.0 (30th)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have covered the spread 12 times on the road and are 8-14 in road contests.
  • This year, the Heat are 2-2 ATS in road games when playing as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • On the road this season, Heat games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to the Heat to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 236.2 points per contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread five times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The Heat’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 237.0 points scored. That’s 1.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Heat have a 115.0 points-per-game average, 4.5 points below their season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • This season, Miami has won 11 out of the 25 games, or 44%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Heat have entered 19 games this season as the underdog by +122 or more and is 8-11 in those contests.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 45.0% chance of a victory for the Heat.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (20th in NBA) 46.3 (seventh) 45.7 (sixth) 47.5 (30th) 28.6 (seventh) 13.8 (14th)
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