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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -17.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Dallas was a 131-113 winner in its last match on the road against the Pistons. They covered the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 244 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Portland lost its last outing, a 127-94 result against the Pelicans on April 07. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +17-point underdog, while the 221 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 27-48 SU,29-46 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 46-29 SU,42-32-1 ATS
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Portland home to Utah Sunday, April 10
Dallas home to San Antonio Sunday, April 10