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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -1.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 137-118 loser as they battled the Bulls on the road. The Raptors failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 255 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Trail Blazers were a 127-113 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hawks. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (240) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 33-43 SU,42-34 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
Toronto:
Team record: 28-48 SU,47-29 ATS
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Next up:
Portland at Chicago Friday, April 4
Toronto home to Detroit Friday, April 4