nba Preview
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Portland Trail Blazers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -4-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 222.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 105-90 loser as they battled the Cavaliers at home. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 195 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 128-112 result against the Spurs on December 14. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 16-12 SU,19-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Dallas:
Team record: 14-14 SU,8-18-2 ATS
Dallas is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games
Dallas is 3-10-2 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Houston Saturday, December 17
Dallas at Cleveland Saturday, December 17