No handicapper in the world is hotter than Matt Rivers. Last night’s win on the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Denver Broncos meant he swept the entire weekend in football and has had winning days 11-of-13. Today he has a free pick.   

Superstar Matt Rivers complimentary winner is to take the Trailblazers minus the points in Memphis. According to BetUs Sportsbook, Portland is now laying 5.5 points.   
 
To back a road chalk is certainly not the road to long-term success and the Grizzlies are a fairly talented team with guys like Mayo, Gay, Gasol and Randolph but in the end today this is not a good spot for the home dog.
 
Memphis comes home from this rough five game winless road trip with a 1-6 overall record. If you didn’t know it, statistically the first game back from a three plus game roadie is many more times than not a road cover. For whatever reason the teams come home a little bit tired and out of sorts needing a game to regroup and get back into it. This is actually a theory that a former NBA Head Coach once told me and I have followed and watched it succeed to the umpteenth degree.
 
I am not saying that this theory is foolproof because it isn’t but to get Brandon Roy and the Blazers in this spot is fine with me. Portland is becoming a semi force these days and even outside of the Rose Garden should outclass the road weary Grizz. Look for Roy to pour in about 30 and LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden, Andre Miller and the Blazers to improve to 5-3 and do so in fairly emphatic fashion.

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