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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 Friday when they battle at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -1-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
Phoenix was a 123-114 loser in its last match at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 237 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Portland won its last outing, a 125-104 result against the Wizards on March 04. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 229 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 28-35 SU,26-35-2 ATS
Portland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 10 games on the road
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix:
Team record: 24-38 SU,27-34-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games
Next up:
Portland home to Sacramento Saturday, March 7
Phoenix home to Milwaukee Sunday, March 8