The 33-39 Portland Trailblazers will travel on a back to back when they face a rested 41-32 Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Golden St is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Saturday afternoon as LaMarcus Aldridge has been listed as doubtful for Portland with an injured ankle.

The teams have met once this season with the Warriors posting the 103-97 home victory as a -8 point betting favorite. The game landed over 198 ½ points.

Portland has a road record of 11-26 on the year. They lose their third straight after a 105-95 home defeat to the Utah Jazz as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 197 points.

The Trailblazers get outscored in the fourth quarter by Utah 31-20 in defeat. The team shot 49.3% from the floor and connected on 6 of 13 from three. They give up 50% shooting to Utah and allowed the Jazz to grab seven more rebounds. Portland was led by Damian Lillard with 24 points and 7 assists as he made 7 of his 16 shots. Leading scored LaMarcus Aldriged did not play due to injury. In the playoff race the Trailblazers trails the eighth seeded Utah Jazz by 3 ½ games for the eighth seed with just 10 games remaining. They are in this position because of their defense as Portland ranks 26th and fifth last in the league in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 46.9% shooting to their opponents.

The Warriors are 24-11 straight up playing on their home court. Their two game win streak was snapped on Wednesday in a 105-98 home defeat to the Sacramento Kings as a -9 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 213 ½ points. Golden St shot 45.6% from the floor and made just 5 of 24 from the three point line. They give up 45.6% shooting to the Kings but Sacramento did better from three making 11 of 28 from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson had a poor game for the Warriors with 1 of 13 from the floor. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 17 points and 12 assists. The guard tandem of Curry and Thompson went 6 of 31 from the field and 3 of 17 from three point range. The Warriors defense has been inconsistent this season. There are mixes of good and bad performances that explain their 20th ranking in the league in scoring defense by giving up 100.2 points a game. In the playoff race the Warriors sit in the sixth seed in the Western conference holding a 4 ½ game lead over the ninth seeded Utah Jazz with 9 games remaining.