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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 115-109 loser as they battled the Heat at home. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 224 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 110-106 result against the Grizzlies on January 04. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 21-17 SU,26-11-1 ATS
Cleveland is 10-3-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 14-23 SU,13-24 ATS
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland at Golden State Sunday, January 9
Portland home to Sacramento Sunday, January 9