Suns-Trail Blazers Preview

The Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rose Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Shaquille O’Neal was the top scorer with 23 points for Phoenix in a 111-103 win over New York on Monday night.
The Suns just missed covering as 8.5-point favorites, while the final score played UNDER the posted total of 226.
Brandon Roy dropped 29 points, as the Trail Blazers slammed the Kings 109-77 on Tuesday night.
Portland covered as 11.5-point home favorites as the teams played under the 199-point total posted by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Phoenix has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Phoenix: 15-10 SU, 10-15 ATS
Portland: 16-10 SU, 12-14 ATS
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Denver are 6-4
After playing New York are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

Portland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Denver are 8-2
After playing Sacramento are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix’s last 10 games
Portland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland’s last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Portland’s last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland’s last 8 games at home
Next up:
Phoenix home to Denver, Saturday, December 20
Portland at Denver, Monday, December 22

 

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