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Written by Brock Lanning
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:14 |
The fans at the Oracle Arena will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors when they take their seats on Thursday night at 10:30pm EST in a game that can be seen on TNT. NBA betting odds have the Trail Blazers listed as 5.5-point favorites against the Warriors while the game's total is sitting at 215. Brandon Roy went for 19 points and eight rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers past the Sacramento Kings 88-81 on Tuesday night. Portland failed to cover as 9-point home favorites in NBA odds while the game played UNDER the 198-point total at online sportsbooks.
The Kings tied up the game in the final quarter but Roy nailed a jumper with 2:07 left in the game to pull off the fifth straight win in NBA picks for the Trail Blazers against Sacramento. "It's not winning the way we want but we've got to keep trying to push to try to find it," Roy said after the game. "We're taking these wins, but we know we have to get better if we're going to make a push." Heading into tonight's game on TNT the Trail Blazers are 38-28 straight up on the season, 36-29-1 against the spread as favorites in NBA betting odds and 6-4 after playing the Kings.
Reggie Williams came off the pine to put up 28 points and six assists for Golden State in their 135-131 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. New Orleans failed to cover as 6-point home favorites in NBA odds while the teams played OVER the 215.5-point total listed at online sportsbooks. The game turned into a shoot out as both teams made at least ten three pointers with the Warriors hitting a season high going 13-25 from behind the arc. "We played our hearts out. We came up short again," Warriors coach Don Nelson said after the game. "I have to be pleased with the way that we're playing. We just can't seem to scratch a win out."
Heading into tonight's game on TNT, Golden State has lost five straight games in NBA picks, is 17-46 straight up on the season, 36-29-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing the Hornets. The Warriors are 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 games when playing at home against Portland and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games when playing at home against the Trail Blazers. Portland is 10-3 against the spread in their last 13 games on the road and 4-1 straight up their last 5 games. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Portland Trail Blazers -5.5 favorites on the road against the Golden State Warriors with a total of 212.5 OVER -125. |
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