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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -9-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 129-116 result against the Celtics on March 23. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Cavaliers were a 120-91 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Jazz. They covered the -16.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (211) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 57-14 SU,43-27-1 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Portland:
Team record: 32-40 SU,41-31 ATS
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to San Antonio Thursday, March 27
Portland at Sacramento Thursday, March 27