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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks
The Portland Trail Blazers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 222.
New York won its last outing, a 129-119 result against the Thunder on November 21. The Knicks covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 248 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Portland was a 114-96 loser on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (210) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 10-8 SU,12-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 9-9 SU,8-9-1 ATS
New York is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Brooklyn Sunday, November 27
New York home to Memphis Sunday, November 27