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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -15.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 206.5.
In their last action, Miami was a 113-92 loser at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (205) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 120-106 loser on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (226) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 19-54 SU,35-38 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 39-33 SU,34-37-1 ATS
Miami is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games
Miami is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Orlando Monday, April 1
Miami at Washington Sunday, March 31