Filed Under (Sports) by steve on 11-03-2010
Portland is in good shape to make the NBA wagering playoffs as they are in 8th place in the Western Conference but they can’t afford to look ahead as Memphis is still within striking range. The Blazers will try and help their cause on Thursday as they face a poor Golden State team. The problem for Portland is that they have lost their last nine trips to Oakland. The Trail Blazers are listed as 5 –point wagering lines favorite with a total of 212.5 at SBG Global. Watch all the sports wagering action live at 10:35pm ET on TNT.
Portland is coming off an 88-81 win over Sacramento on Tuesday even though they didn’t play well. "We’re taking these wins, but we know we have to get better if we’re going to make a push," said Portland’s Brandon Roy. Portland has won five of their last seven road games and they should win at Golden State and end that nine-game losing streak. Golden State is simply awful. They allowed 118 points per NBA wagering lines game on their recent road trip where they went 0-5. "We played our hearts out. We came up short again," coach Don Nelson said. "I have to be pleased with the way that we’re playing. We just can’t seem to scratch a win out."
One key to the outcome of this game could be the status of Golden State’s leading scorer Monta Ellis. He has missed the last six games and is questionable on Thursday. He had 34 points, eight assists and a career high-tying six steals in Golden State’s win over Portland in November.
Portland is trying not to overlook the Warriors on Thursday. "Golden State is a tricky team," Marcus Camby said, "They play small ball, they shoot the ball particularly well, so we definitely have to move our feet come Thursday night." The Trail Blazers are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games. The Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings at Golden State. The Warriors are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 vs. the NBA wagering Western Conference. The home team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
The Over is 4-0 in the Trail Blazers last 4 road games. The Over is 15-7 in the Trail Blazers last 22 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 4-1 in the Warriors last 5 home games. The Under is 9-2-1 in the last 12 meetings in Golden State.
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Filed Under (Sports) by steve on 15-01-2010
The nightcap of ESPN’s Friday night twin NBA wagering bill pits the Orlando Magic and the Portland Trail Blazers. The Magic are currently 4.5-point road wagering lines favorite at Sportsbook.com, due much in part to the injury woes of the hosts. In particular, the Blazers’ Brandon Roy is questionable for the game.
The Orlando Magic had one of the league’s best road records last season, but they’ve been dreadful away from Amway Arena of late, losing seven of nine (2-6-1 ATS) following eight consecutive victories. Perhaps a trip to Portland will get them back on track - particularly if two-time All-Star Roy can’t go.
The Magic try to become the only team with an active four-game winning streak at the Rose Garden on Friday night against the injury-riddled Trail Blazers, who with one more loss will eclipse their home total from last season. Orlando (26-13, 19-18-2 ATS) was 27-14 on the road in 2008-09, and came up with five more key victories on opponents’ home courts before reaching the NBA wagering lines finals.
The Magic started 10-2 on the road this season, but have hardly been the same team lately. Orlando opened its four-game NBA wagering road trip with an impressive 109-88 win in Sacramento on Tuesday, but was outscored 65-44 in the second half of a 115-97 loss to Denver one night later in its third straight game without Vince Carter. “We clearly got totally dominated in the second half,” coach Stan Van Gundy said. “I’m very disappointed.”
Dwight Howard was held to eight points on 1 of 7 shooting a night after dominating the Kings with 30 points and 16 rebounds. The Magic fell to 6-8 when Howard is held to seven field-goal attempts or fewer and they are 3-7 ATS in last 10 against teams with winning record.
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Possibly Orlando’s pride will shine through after being hammered by the Nuggets, since they are 20-7 ATS after losing by 10 or more points. Carter, whose status going forward is unclear, went 1 of 14 when Portland (24-16, 21-18-1 ATS) visited Orlando on Dec. 19, but Howard’s 20 rebounds - part of a 54-35 advantage overall - helped the Magic overcome 42.1 percent shooting and 33 points from Roy to win 92-83.
That was Orlando’s sixth victory in seven games in the series. The Magic have won three straight in Portland, including a 109-108 win on Dec. 9, 2008, behind 27 from Lewis and 21 from Nelson. Cleveland is the only other team with three consecutive wins in the Rose Garden after beating the Blazers 106-94 on Sunday, a seventh home loss that matched last season’s total in Portland.
The Blazers, though, bounced back with one of their best offensive performances of the season. Roy scored 22, LaMarcus Aldridge 21 and Andre Miller 19 as the Blazers shot a season-high 60.3 percent in a 120-108 win over Milwaukee on Wednesday. Roy, however, left with Portland up 30 late in the third quarter due to a strained right hamstring. He’s considered questionable to play Friday. Portland is also a questionable 2-7-1 ATS after allowing 100 or more points.
The Blazers have been alarming on Friday night’s with sparkling 11-2 ATS of late and 7-2 OVER if opponent has overall winning record. Orlando has covered 60 of previous 89 contests off a SU defeat and is 19-7 UNDER in that same situation. Today is the perfect day to bet on Basketball or the weekend Football games at Sportsbook.com as every Friday you can cash in on -105 Juice on most of the big games.
