Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns prediction, team news and lineups on Nov. 4, 2026

The Trail Blazers at Suns game on Wednesday, November 4 tests how far a hot start travels without its point guard. The Trail Blazers (4-1) will be without Ja Morant for at least four weeks, so Scoot Henderson has moved into the starting five alongside Damian Lillard.

The Suns (1-3) have allowed at least 122 points in each of their four games, while the Trail Blazers have scored 124 or more in three of their five. That collision between a leaky defense and a group of quick ball handlers frames the night, and the game sits on the November 4 daily sports prediction markets schedule.

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When is Trail Blazers at Suns?

• Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
• Tip-off: 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MST
• Competition: NBA, 2026–27 regular season
• Home team: Suns

What is the Trail Blazers at Suns prediction?

The Trail Blazers are favorites at 65%, with the Suns at 47%. Prediction market prices are implied probabilities that move as traders react to new information. Check the contract terms to see how overtime is handled. Market data as of November 2, 2026. For the latest market probabilities, check the OG.com platform.

The strongest case for the Trail Blazers is shooting volume. They've made 79 of 224 three-pointers (35.3%) across five games, and the Suns have allowed opponents to make 68 of 155 (43.9%) over their four. With Morant out, Lillard and Henderson handle more of the creation, and Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara get the kick-out looks against a defense that has been burned from the arc.

The Suns' answer is to score before the Trail Blazers' defense settles. They produced 60 points in the paint against the Warriors and 50 against the Nuggets, and Devin Booker scored 43 in the win over Golden State. Those games show a team that can generate rim pressure when its guards and forwards attack early in the clock.

The result turns on whether the Trail Blazers' spacing survives the loss of Morant's playmaking. If Lillard and Henderson keep finding open threes, the Suns' defense has little time to recover. If Henderson's turnovers return, the Suns get the transition chances that fuel their offense.

How could Trail Blazers at Suns unfold?

The Trail Blazers hold the edge in how possessions end. They've outrebounded opponents 232-203 across five games, including 48-37 at the Jazz, while the Suns have been outrebounded 188-161 over four.

First-year coach Micah Nori built the Trail Blazers to play fast, with passing and cutting around Lillard, Avdija and Henderson. Without Morant, more of that passing load falls on Lillard and Avdija, and Henderson has to keep the ball moving once he draws help.

The Suns want a half-court game built around Booker and Jalen Green. Oso Ighodaro's return from an oblique strain gives them a big who can start breaks and connect passes, which Collin Gillespie described as making the flow easy for everyone around him. Khaman Maluach and Ighodaro share the center minutes, so the Suns' rebounding gap will depend on how Jordan Ott staggers them.

What is the latest team news?

Both teams play Monday night, the Trail Blazers at the Nuggets and the Suns at the Warriors, and the reports for Wednesday follow those games.

What is the latest on the Trail Blazers?

Morant is out with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain suffered against the Grizzlies on Oct. 29, and the team expects him to miss four weeks. Shaedon Sharpe also remains out after knee surgery.

Henderson took Morant's place in the starting lineup at Utah. Nori kept Jrue Holiday in the second unit to avoid giving extended minutes to Holiday or Lillard, both 36. Robert Williams III, the backup center, is off the injury report for Monday after missing the Grizzlies game with left knee soreness.

What is the latest on the Suns?

Mark Williams remains out after shoulder surgery and is expected to miss multiple months. Ighodaro is off the injury report after missing two games.

Dillon Brooks scored 22 points in 21 minutes before his ejection for a Flagrant 2 against the Nuggets on Oct. 30, when he kicked Jamal Murray in the third quarter. Murray said afterward that he didn't believe the contact was intentional.

What are the projected starting lineups?

Neither team has announced a starting five for Wednesday.

How could the Trail Blazers line up?

Projected starting five:

• Scoot Henderson
• Damian Lillard
• Toumani Camara
• Deni Avdija
• Donovan Clingan

This projection assumes Henderson keeps the job he took at Utah; Holiday is the likely alternative if Nori changes course. Holiday and Williams anchor the second unit.

How could the Suns line up?

Projected starting five:

• Devin Booker
• Jalen Green
• Dillon Brooks
• Miles Bridges
• Khaman Maluach

This projection assumes Brooks avoids further consequences from the ejection and that Maluach keeps the center spot he has held in all four games; Ighodaro is the likely alternative. Gillespie, who had 16 points and 10 assists off the bench against the Nuggets, leads the reserve guards.

What could decide Trail Blazers at Suns?

The Trail Blazers have won all three road games, while the Suns are coming off a loss at the Thunder and another at home to the Nuggets.

Can Scoot Henderson and Damian Lillard protect the ball without Ja Morant?

The Trail Blazers had 16 assists and 19 turnovers in the win at Utah, and Henderson committed four of those turnovers in 31 minutes. Lillard scored 22 in 27 minutes, which leaves Henderson's decisions as the swing point in the backcourt. A few live-ball giveaways against a team that runs would cost more than the same mistakes in a half-court game.

Can the Suns turn stops into transition points?

The Suns have outscored opponents 57-42 on the fast break across four games, while the Trail Blazers have been outscored 77-57 over five. The Suns have forced 70 turnovers against 61 of their own, an average of 17.5 forced per game. Those numbers point to transition as their most direct route if the Trail Blazers' ball handlers turn the ball over.

Can Deni Avdija keep carrying the Trail Blazers' scoring?

Avdija has scored at least 18 in all five games and averages 22.3 points. He went 10 for 11 from the line in the first half at Utah, and free throws give the Trail Blazers a floor when threes miss. In the 103-124 loss to the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers shot 12 of 49 from deep and Avdija still scored 24.

What does the Trail Blazers at Suns head-to-head history show?

The Trail Blazers won the season opener 124-83 on Oct. 21, hitting 19 of 47 threes to the Suns' 6 of 32 and winning the rebounding battle 56-39 with 32 assists to 14. The result transfers only in part. Morant played 23 minutes that night, and the Suns have since changed their lineup around Maluach and Ighodaro.

What could move Trail Blazers at Suns prediction?

Henderson's minutes at the Nuggets will show whether Nori leans on him or on Holiday, and any league review of Brooks' Flagrant 2 could remove one of the Suns' two starting forwards and pull minutes toward the bench.

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