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The Portland Trailblazers (0-1) and Sacramento Kings (0-1) will square off in the Golden 1 Center for a Western Conference clash on Friday, October 25th, 2019, with a scheduled tip-off time of 10:00 PM ET. The Trailblazers have held the upper hand in this series as of late as they have won five of their last six meetings against Sacramento. Rip City has gone 4-1-1 ATS over this span. Portland last hosted Sacramento in April and went onto defeat the Kings 136-131 to cover as a 3.5-point favorite.
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Portland Trailblazers at Sacramento Kings Key Injury Concerns<br />
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Kings Forward Marvin Bagley III will be out of action for four to six weeks due to a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb. Shooting Guard Buddy Hield remains a question mark heading into this Western Conference clash as he battles a left ankle sprain.
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Portland Trailblazers at Sacramento Kings Overview<br />
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<b>Portland Trailblazers </b>
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The Trailblazers were upstaged on their own court when they locked horns with the Denver Nuggets in Rip City. Closing as a 1.5-point home underdog, the Trailblazers fell to the Nuggets by a final score of 108-100.
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<b>Sacramento Kings </b>
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The Kings were throttled in their opening fixture of the 2019-20 NBA Season when they traveled to the desert to face off with divisional rival, Phoenix. Closing as a one-point favorite, the Kings were on the bitter end of a 124-95 rout by the Suns.
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Reasons to Avoid Portland<br />
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Against the Nuggets in their home-opener, the Blazers hit just 25% of their three-point attempts, which raises concern considering that Rip City was ice-cold from beyond the arc in their own stead. This is a basketball team known for playing at a higher level in their own arena. Which raises the question as to how they will fare now on the road in their follow-up? If Portland launches another set of bricks from downtown, the Kings will assuredly capitalize and use their up-tempo offense to generate some scores. This puts the Blazers in a precarious position when it comes to laying the road points.
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Reasons to Back Sacramento<br />
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The Kings are in a position to be a value play as they will likely be working with enhanced points in this spot. This can be chalked up to two things. First, the Trailblazers have been a cash cow in this series of late, which makes them all the more prone to being overvalued and laying an inflated number. Secondly, this narrative is only furthered by Sacramento getting blown out by the worst team in the Western Conference in 2018, the Phoenix Suns. The embarrassing loss for the Kings will steer the action away from Sacramento, and that has is what has happened as 73% of the public are on the Blazers here. With all this said, the market opened with Sacramento as a one-point favorite and still will not give them more than a three-point basket. This signals that an “upset” is likely brewing.
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