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Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -8.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 116-107 winner as they battled the Bucks on the road. The Knicks covered in the match as a +1-point underdog, while 223 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 128-107 result against the Kings on March 27. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 32-42 SU,41-33 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Portland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 46-27 SU,34-38-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
New York is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Atlanta Tuesday, April 1
New York home to Philadelphia Tuesday, April 1