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Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Miami Heat and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -2-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 223.
The Trail Blazers were a 118-103 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pistons. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (221) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami won its last outing, a 110-104 result against the Lakers on April 08. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a -9.5-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 27-25 SU,22-29-1 ATS
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Portland:
Team record: 31-21 SU,26-26 ATS
Portland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Miami at Phoenix Tuesday, April 13
Portland home to Boston Tuesday, April 13