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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 223.
Miami was a 105-85 loser in its last match on the road against the Magic. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 190 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 122-103 winner as they battled the Wizards on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a -7.5-point favorite, while 225 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 15-21 SU,14-20-2 ATS
Portland is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 25-10 SU,19-14-2 ATS
Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games
Next up:
Portland at Toronto Tuesday, January 7
Miami at Indiana Wednesday, January 8