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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Spectrum Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Charlotte lost its last outing, a 130-115 result against the Nets on April 16. The Hornets failed to cover in that game as a +12-point underdog, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 107-106 winner as they battled the Spurs on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 213 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 32-23 SU,27-28 ATS
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Charlotte:
Team record: 27-28 SU,29-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 16 games
Next up:
Portland home to Los Angeles Tuesday, April 20
Charlotte at New York Tuesday, April 20