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San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 234.
In their last action, Portland was a 118-105 loser at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (223) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
San Antonio won its last outing, a 118-105 result against the Trail Blazers on December 28. The Spurs covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
San Antonio:
Team record: 5-25 SU,12-18 ATS
San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games
Portland:
Team record: 8-22 SU,14-16 ATS
Portland is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 6-19 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
San Antonio home to Boston Sunday, December 31
Portland at Phoenix Monday, January 1