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Charlotte Hornets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Charlotte Hornets and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -8-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 122-101 result against the Bucks on January 11. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Charlotte was a 100-92 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 192 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte:
Team record: 15-27 SU,20-20-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Portland:
Team record: 16-24 SU,15-23-2 ATS
Portland is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Portland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Denver Wednesday, January 15
Portland at Houston Wednesday, January 15