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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns
The fans at PHX Arena will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 122-116 loser as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Suns failed to cover in the match as a -5-point favorite, while 238 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 140-129 winner at home against the Rockets. They failed to cover the -15-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (269) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 40-29 SU,35-34 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Portland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix:
Team record: 48-21 SU,41-27-1 ATS
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Denver Sunday, May 16
Phoenix at San Antonio Saturday, May 15