{"id":393384,"date":"2026-01-23T15:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=393384"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:02:28","slug":"raptors-vs-trail-blazers-sgp-predictions-january-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/raptors-vs-trail-blazers-sgp-predictions-january-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors vs. Trail Blazers SGP predictions Jan. 23: Bet on RJ Barrett to have an impact in expectant return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RJ Barrett is questionable to return to the Toronto Raptors&#8217; lineup on Friday night, and his possible availability has influenced the prop bets in this +360 parlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Barrett (ankle) has missed seven straight games but is expected back either tonight or Sunday. If he returns, he&#8217;ll look to help Toronto win a third straight game on its West Coast trip, with a pesky Portland Trail Blazers squad on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my same-game parlay Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions for Jan. 23, featuring Barrett and Scottie Barnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Barrett 15+ points | Barnes under 8.5 rebounds | Trail Blazers +5.5 (+360)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Barrett 15+ points (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-182):<\/strong> We can&#8217;t expect Barrett to be at full strength tonight, but he won&#8217;t have to be to hit this scoring milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sharpshooting wing is averaging 19.6 points this season and is 19-4 vs. this prop. Last season, he scored 18 points on 9-of-18 shooting in his lone matchup against Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Barrett was on the shelf for 15 games and scored just 12 points in his return. He was 5 of 13 from the floor in that game, though, and that type of shot volume would be enough for me to like his chances at cashing this bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, this has only been a seven-game layoff for Barrett. So maybe the easing-in process won&#8217;t need to be as significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 bet on Raptors vs. Trail Blazers now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fantasy Pros, the Blazers allow the eighth-most points per game to opposing small forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\" id=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122939\">Embed: #122939<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Barnes under 8.5 rebounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-109):<\/strong> Barrett averages 5.0 rebounds per game, so his return to the lineup would likely cause a dip in Barnes&#8217; rebounding output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With or without Barrett, though, I think this is good value to bet the under on Barnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barnes is averaging 8.2 RPG this season. He has gone under 8.5 boards in 25 of 45 games (55.6%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In January, the under is 9-1 and Barnes is averaging just 6.8 RPG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes and more in Raptors vs. Blazers<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portland ranks seventh in the NBA in rebounding rate (51.2%) and has an absolute force on the glass in Donovan Clingan. The ex-UConn centre has been a monster over his past 20 games, bringing down 11.5 RPG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clingan had 11 boards when the Raps hosted the Blazers on Dec. 2; Barnes finished with seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toronto vs. Portland ATS prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trail Blazers +5.5 (-186):<\/strong> If the Trail Blazers weren&#8217;t playing on a back-to-back, I think they&#8217;d be favoured. But even at a rest disadvantage, I like them to cover this modestly-teased alt spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Portland is 11-4-0 ATS as a home underdog this year, per Team Rankings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In their past 10 games, the Blazers rank eighth in the NBA in net rating (+5.9). In that span, they have wins over the Spurs, the Rockets (twice) and the Lakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Portland is 4-1 SU and ATS against Toronto. The Blazers have covered a +5.5 spread in each of those games, including a 121-118 loss in Toronto early last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions made at 2:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RJ Barrett is questionable to return to the Toronto Raptors&#8217; lineup on Friday night, and his possible availability has influenced the prop bets in this +360 parlay. The pregame narrative: Barrett (ankle) has missed seven straight games but is expected back either tonight or Sunday. If he returns, he&#8217;ll look to help Toronto win a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":393410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions: NBA SGP Jan. 23 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions for Jan. 23, 2026. 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