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San Antonio Spurs
@
Portland Trail Blazers
Date
Sun, Apr 26
Time
7:30 PM
Venue
Moda Center
Spread
Spurs -5.5
Odds
-110
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Spurs -5.5
-110 · 1 Unit
68%
The Edge
San Antonio's talent and efficiency gap is real, but Wembanyama's concussion status introduces enough uncertainty to keep this a lean rather than a strong pick — if he plays, this likely moves to a pick.
Key Factors
Net Rating gap: Spurs +8.1 vs Blazers -0.3 — an 8.4-point differential, the strongest team-quality signal available
Shooting efficiency dominance: Spurs 3P% 42.2% (#3) vs Blazers 32.5% (#26) — a 9.7-point gap that compounds over 48 minutes
Series momentum: Spurs won Game 4 (120-108) and lead the series 2-1, with the offense clearly clicking against this Portland defense
Blazers missing Lillard (OUT, Achilles) — a star-level absence worth 3-5 pts on the line, and Portland's offense ranks #24 in PPG (115.5) even before accounting for his absence