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Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Detroit Pistons and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -12-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 122-103 result against the Jazz on April 08. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 225 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Detroit was a 113-101 winner in its last match on the road against the Kings. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 214 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Detroit:
Team record: 16-36 SU,27-22-3 ATS
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Detroit is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 30-21 SU,25-26 ATS
Portland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Portland is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit at Los Angeles Sunday, April 11
Portland home to Miami Sunday, April 11