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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -9.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.
New York was a 110-107 loser in its last match on the road against the Nets. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 217 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 122-113 loser as they battled the Hawks on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a +14-point underdog, while 235 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 26-41 SU,27-40 ATS
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Portland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 28-40 SU,32-36 ATS
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 11 games
Next up:
Portland at Brooklyn Friday, March 18
New York home to Washington Friday, March 18