Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction 3/18/2026 Today’s NBA Picks

The Portland Trail Blazers invade the Gainbridge Fieldhouse to battle the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Here’s a Portland Trail Blazers vs. Indiana Pacers prediction. This article will include a Portland Trail Blazers vs. Indiana Pacers pick.

Portland Trail Blazers Betting Preview 

The Portland Trail Blazers have been in decent shape, as they’ve split their last 10 games overall and they will be eager to build some momentum after smashing the Nets in a 114-95 road win on Monday. Tounami Camara and Deni Avdija led the team with 18 points each, Scoot Henderson added 16 points, and Donovan Clingan chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 51 percent from the field and 11 of 26 from the 3-point line as they dominated from the very start with 65 points in the first half to take a 24-point lead into halftime, which allowed them to cruise in the second half, where they led by as many as 31 points before they pulled their starters early. 

Indiana Pacers Betting Preview 

Meanwhile, the Indiana Pacers have been ice-cold, as they’ve lost 18 of their last 20 games overall and they will be hoping to put a stop to a 14-game losing streak after getting trounced by the Knicks in a 136-110 road defeat last night. Jarace Walker led the team with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists; Obi Toppin scored 15 points on six of eight shooting off the bench; Aaron Nesmith scored 14 points; and TJ McConnell chipped in with 10 points and 10 assists.

As a team, the Pacers shot 52 percent from the field and 17 of 38 from the 3-point line as they got off to a good enough start to stay within striking distance of the Knicks at halftime, but they couldn’t maintain that pace and got blown away in the second half to suffer yet another blowout defeat.

Why the Indiana Pacers will win

• The Trail Blazers have lost seven of their last eight road games against Eastern Conference opponents following a win.
• The home team has won each of the last four games between the Trail Blazers and Pacers.
• The Trail Blazers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four road games following a win.
• The underdogs have covered the spread in four of the last five games between the Trail Blazers and Pacers.

Why the Portland Trail Blazers will win

• The Pacers have lost each of their last 13 night games.
• The favorites have won 20 of the Trail Blazers’ last 21 games.
• The Pacers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in each of their last eight games against Central Division opponents that held a losing record.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Pacers’ last five games against Northwest Division opponents has gone OVER the total points line.
• Eight of the Trail Blazers’ last 10 games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total points line.

Portland Trail Blazers Player Facts

• Jrue Holiday leads all Trail Blazers players for assists per 36 minutes (7.7) this season.
• Jerami Grant ranks 34th amongst qualified players for 3P% (39.3%) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Pacers rank 29th in the league for field goal percentage this season (45.1%).
• The Pacers rank 2nd in the league for opponent three-point field goals made per game this season (11.9).
• The Trail Blazers have recorded the largest comeback win from a Q1 deficit this season—trailing by 20 points vs. the Thunder on November 5.
• The Trail Blazers rank 1st for second-chance points (1252) this season.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction

The Trail Blazers have ruled out Shaedon Sharpe, with Robert Williams III and Vit Krejci both questionable, while the Pacers have ruled out Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard once again. The Trail Blazers haven’t been at their best for a while now, but they blew out some cobwebs in a big win over the Nets in their last outing and I think they’ll follow that up with another easy win in this one against the ice-cold Pacers, who can’t buy a win these days.

Peter Tran's Pick: Portland -10.5