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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -1-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 121-119 loser as they battled the Spurs at home. The Suns earned a push in the match as a +2-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 114-99 loser on the road against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (213) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 10-16 SU,11-14-1 ATS
Portland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 11-14 SU,14-10-1 ATS
Phoenix is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Phoenix's last 18 games
Phoenix is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Portland home to Golden State Wednesday, December 18
Phoenix at Los Angeles Tuesday, December 17