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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets
A winning streak will be on the line for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday when they battle the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hornets as -3.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
The Hornets were a 132-120 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (252) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 101-79 result against the Magic on January 23. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 180 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 16-28 SU,23-21 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Portland is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Charlotte:
Team record: 11-29 SU,21-18-1 ATS
Charlotte is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Oklahoma City Sunday, January 26
Charlotte home to New Orleans Saturday, January 25