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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Kia Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Magic as -8.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 208.5.
Orlando lost its last outing, a 109-93 result against the Raptors on January 21. The Magic failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 202 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland was a 116-107 winner in its last match on the road against the Heat. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 223 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Portland:
Team record: 15-28 SU,22-21 ATS
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Orlando:
Team record: 23-22 SU,23-22 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Orlando's last 15 games
Next up:
Portland at Charlotte Friday, January 24
Orlando home to Detroit Saturday, January 25