Jan. 23, 2026, 2:57 p.m. ET

The Toronto Raptors (27-19) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (23-22) on Friday. Tip-off from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, is at 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Raptors lead 1-0

The Raptors, playing the fourth game of their 5-game road trip, have won 2 games in a row. They beat the Sacramento Kings 122-109 on Wednesday as 5-point favorites with the Over (226.5) cashing. They outscored the Kings 43-21 in the third quarter after trailing by 9 points at halftime.

The Blazers are riding a 4-game winning streak. They beat the Miami Heat 127-110 on Thursday as 3.5-point home favorites with the Over (234.5) cashing. G Shaedon Sharpe led the way with 27 points.

The Raptors beat the Blazers 121-118 on Dec. 2 in Toronto. The Blazers covered the 5-point spread as underdogs and the Over (230.5) cashed.

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 2:42 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Raptors -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +110 (bet $100 to win $110)Against the spread (ATS): Raptors -2.5 (-105) | Trail Blazers +2.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 226.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Raptors at Trail Blazers key injuries

Raptors

F R.J. Barrett (ankle) questionableF Collin Murray-Boyles (thumb) questionableC Jakob Poeltl (back) outG Ja’Kobe Walter (hip) out

Trail Blazers

(Not yet submitted — below was for Thursday’s game)

G Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Damian Lillard (Achilles) outF Kris Murray (back) outG Matisse Thybulle (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Raptors at Trail Blazers picks and predictionsPrediction

Trail Blazers 121, Raptors 115

The Blazers are 9-2 in their last 11 games, have won 8 of their last 9 at home and are 4-1 in their last 5 meetings with Toronto. They are also 6-2 playing on the back end of a back-to-back, the second-best mark in the league.

The Raptors are 14-9 on the road this season and have won 3 of their last 4 away games. They are 5-3 when they have a rest advantage like in this matchup.

But Portland has scored 117 or more in 4 straight games and is allowing 111.3 points per game over the last 10 games.

BET TRAIL BLAZERS (+110).

The Blazers’ last 13 covers have been outright wins.

The Raptors are 4-6 ATS as away favorites.

Expecting the Blazers to win, the plus odds on their ML is the better value than betting the spread.

PASS.

The total in their December meeting in Toronto was 239.

The Blazers’ last 3 games have had totals above 226. Three of the last 4 for the Raptors have, as well.

The Over is 5-3 in the Raptors’ last 8 games.

BET OVER 226.5 (-105).

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