Trail Blazers Predictions: Win Total Pick, Best Bet & NBA Futures Odds for 2025-26

Will this year be different for Portland as it bridges the gap between the two Damian Lillard stints?
Pictured: Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe (17) looks up at the scoreboard during the first half against the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center. Photo by Troy Wayrynen / Imagn Images.

After a miserable start to the post-Damian Lillard era, the franchise icon is back on the sidelines (but not on the court) for the Portland Trail Blazers, who enter this year with a preseason win total set at Over/Under 34.5 wins. Below, our NBA experts break down the Trail Blazers' betting odds, win total pick, and best NBA futures bet for the 2025-26 season.


📊 Portland Trail Blazers odds & futures bets 2025-26

Follow all of our NBA picks and the latest NBA odds for the 2025-26 season.


💰 Trail Blazers win total prediction

Here's why our NBA expert Corey Scott expects the Trail Blazers to finish Over 34.5 wins as one of his NBA win total predictions for the 2025-26 season:

⬆️ Over 34.5 wins

The Trail Blazers went 13-14 after the All-Star break last season and finished 46-35-1 (56.8%) against the spread overall. This team continues to be undervalued, especially since the market overreacted to Simons being traded to Boston in exchange for Holiday. Portland has a solid young core in Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Shaedon Sharpe, along with veterans Jerami Grant and Holiday, and should compete for a play-in spot - especially once Scoot Henderson returns from a torn left hamstring.

✅ Prediction: Over 34.5 wins (-110 via BetMGM)


🔮 Best Trail Blazers futures bet

Here's why our NBA expert Liam Fox is betting on Shaedon Sharpe to win NBA Most Improved Player as one of his best NBA futures bets for the 2025-26 season:

🏆️ Shaedon Sharpe to win NBA Most Improved Player

Shaedon Sharpe is far from the favorite in this market, but his +2000 odds are too good to pass up. The former Kentucky star has always been a special physical talent, and the buzz out of training camp and preseason action is that he's much more polished on the offensive end entering the campaign. That's a great sign for this scoring-focused market.

✅ Best bet: Shaedon Sharpe to win NBA Most Improved Player (+2000 via DraftKings)  


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