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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns
A winning streak will be on the line for the Phoenix Suns on Monday when they battle the Portland Trail Blazers at Footprint Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -11.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
Phoenix was a 112-107 winner in its last match at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 219 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland won its last outing, a 134-128 result against the Spurs on December 29. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 262 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 9-22 SU,15-16 ATS
Portland is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Portland is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Phoenix:
Team record: 17-15 SU,11-20-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Phoenix is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Dallas Wednesday, January 3
Phoenix home to Los Angeles Wednesday, January 3