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Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 110-106 loser as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a +13-point underdog, while 216 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Dallas was a 147-97 winner at home against the Jazz. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (244) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 12-8 SU,10-10 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Dallas's last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas's last 12 games on the road
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 6-14 SU,10-10 ATS
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Dallas at Memphis Monday, December 11
Portland at Los Angeles Monday, December 11