{"id":720783,"date":"2026-04-29T02:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/720783\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:27:26","slug":"trail-blazers-vs-spurs-game-5-prediction-nba-playoffs-pick-odds-best-bet-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/720783\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Blazers vs. Spurs Game 5 prediction: NBA playoffs pick, odds, best bet Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"San<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama dunks the ball during the Spurs’ April 26 game against the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n

The Trail Blazers have been an inspiring story this season, proof that adversity can sometimes bring the best out of teams. Entering Game 5 of their NBA playoff series<\/a> Tuesday, that adversity will be at peak levels.<\/p>\n

The Blazers have a chance to prove to be more than just a fun story, but they\u2019ll need to do it on the road against a Spurs team that is rolling over its past two games.<\/p>\n

The Spurs are heavy favorites to win Game 5 in San Antonio with the spread as high as 12.5 points and the Over\/Under sitting at 215.5 total points.<\/p>\n

Trail Blazers vs. Spurs Game 5 prediction, best bets<\/p>\n

The Spurs-Trail Blazers series showcases the league\u2019s up-and-coming talent.<\/p>\n

Blazers guard Scoot Henderson and Spurs guard Dylan Harper have set playoff career highs.<\/p>\n

Deni Avdija is proving to be a gamer in his first taste of the NBA postseason.<\/p>\n

But this series is all about Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

In Game 1, his playoff debut, he scored 35 points to lead all scorers.<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s Game 4, he scored 18 points in the second half to lead the Spurs to a win and a 3-1 series lead.<\/p>\n

On defense is where Wembanyama has shone most in this series, which was apparent during the time he missed after suffering a concussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Victor<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama dunks the ball during the Spurs\u2019 April 26 game against the Trail Blazers. Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Spurs defense is spectacular, but with the alien Wembanyama manning the paint, it becomes otherworldly.<\/p>\n

He is holding opponents to 35.1 percent shooting in the series, which is among the best marks for all players so far in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Betting on the NBA?<\/p>\n

The Blazers score 9.3 fewer points per 100 possessions with Wembanyama on the floor compared to when he\u2019s off.<\/p>\n

Each of the three games Wembanyama has started in the series \u2014 including the one he exited with a concussion \u2014 have gone Under the total.<\/p>\n

\"Victor<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama defends during the Spurs\u2019 April 26 game against the Trail Blazers. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

I\u2019m expecting the Spurs defense to remain elite in a closeout Game 5 at home and stifle the Blazers offense once again.<\/p>\n

The Play: Under 215.5 (-110, BetMGM<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n

Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017. He\u2019s a data nerd with a particular focus on the NBA and combat sports. He spends his weeknights in the winter looking for edges on plus-money NBA player props.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":720784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3784],"tags":[7,601,980,226,6,687,471,3967,969,4425,534,4498,2594,26825,1617,693],"class_list":["post-720783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-portland-trail-blazers","tag-basketball","tag-blazers","tag-deni-avdija","tag-dylan-harper","tag-nba","tag-portland","tag-portland-trail-blazers","tag-portlandtrailblazers","tag-san-antonio","tag-scoot-henderson","tag-spurs","tag-the-blazers","tag-the-spurs","tag-the-trail-blazers","tag-trail-blazers","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116485636584018883","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}