San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trailblazers NBA Picks - Odds and Predictions

San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trailblazers NBA Picks - Odds and Predictions

Cliff Knox
Date: January 7, 9:00 pm
Location: Moda Center
TV: FSN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Portland -2
Total: 199

<p>The Portland Trailblazers (20-18) host the San Antonio Spurs (27-13) in a Western Conference match up that will take place at the Moda Center
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<p>Portland, OR at 9 PM ET. The Blazers are the 2-point home favorite with the total line on the NBA board at 199 points.
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<p>The Spurs were at home in their latest where they crushed the Phoenix Suns 103-89. Kawhi Leonard, who is listed as day-to-day and will not go against the Blazers, and reserve Manu Ginobili were the high scorers for San Antonio each picking up 21 points and four players for the team had at least 15 points. Devin Booker was the high scorer for the Suns with 21 points on 8/17 shooting hitting three of his six 3-pointers. The Spurs outscored the Suns in each of the last three quarters. For the game they shot 47.1% from the floor and Phoenix shot 42.2%. San Antonio’s 14-point victory gave them the point spread win covering the 11.5 point spread. The 191 points put up by the two clubs fell well short of the 209 point total line. The Spurs have won five of their last seven games getting the cover in all five victories.
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<p>In their last game the Blazers hosted the Atlanta Hawks and came away with a tidy 110-89. CJ McCullum was the high scorer for Portland with 20 points on 8/13 shooting hitting four of his six 3-pointers and every Blazers starter went for double figures. Dennis Schroder was the high scorer for Atlanta with 14 points on 5/14 shooting and he was one of only two players for the team that went for double figures. The Blazers outscored the Hawks by 15 points in the 2nd half and for the game they shot 53.8% from the floor and they held Atlanta to 36.1% shooting. Portland easily covered the spread as a 7-point favorite and the total came in well UNDER the 207.5 point closing line. Like the Spurs the Blazers have also won two of their last three games.
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<p>The Spurs are 9-11 on the road this season and they rank 26th in ppg, 16th in 3-pt FG%, and 11th in free throw percentage. On defense San Antonio ranks 2nd in ppg allowed, 7th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 1st in free-throw percentage allowed.
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<p>The Blazers are 9-10 at home this season and they rank tied for 21st in ppg, 8th in 3-pt FG%, and 8th in free throw percentage. On defense Portland ranks tied for 4th in ppg allowed, 10th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 4th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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<p>These teams met on December 20th in Portland where the Spurs beat the Blazers 93-91.
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<h2>San Antonio at Portland NBA Key Betting Trends </h2>
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<li>The Spurs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.</li>
<li>The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after a straight up win of more than 10 points.</li>
<li>The Spurs have an Under record of 12-3 in their last 15 road games.</li>
<li> The Blazers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.</li>
<li>The Blazers are 6-14-2 ATS in their last 22 home games.</li>
<li>The Blazers have an Under record of 11-3 in their last 14 home games.</li>
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<h2>San Antonio at Portland Betting Angles </h2>
<p>In the last 12 games between these teams the Over record is 9-3. </p>
<p>In the last 14 games between these teams at Portland the Over record is 10-4. </p>

Spurs at Trail Blazers Prediction 1/7/18

The earlier match between these two teams came in under the total line with a combined 184 points scored. I believe this game will do the same. The totals in the Spurs games have been overvalued in recent weeks with six of the last nine games falling below the listed line. The Blazers can’t be counted on to play great defense game in and game out, but they do play it well enough to rank 4th in scoring defense this season. 

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