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Indiana Pacers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
In their last action, Portland was a 132-126 winner on the road against the Kings. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (258) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Indiana, they were a 104-95 winner as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Pacers covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog, while 199 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Indiana:
Team record: 7-4 SU,7-4 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 7-4 SU,5-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Portland is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Indiana at Phoenix Saturday, January 16
Portland home to Atlanta Saturday, January 16