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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday when they battle the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 223.
The Trail Blazers were a 109-106 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (215) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 116-114 result against the Jazz on January 10. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 230 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-11 SU,18-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Portland:
Team record: 17-15 SU,20-12 ATS
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Minnesota Saturday, January 14
Portland home to Dallas Saturday, January 14