Trail Blazers vs Warriors Odds: NBA Lines Favor Golden State |
| Written by Matt Franklin |
| Wednesday, 15 February 2012 13:37 |
 ESPN basketball on Wednesday night will feature a west coast battle when the Portland Trail Blazers (15-14) visit the Golden State Warriors (11-14) at 10:00pm EST from the ORACLE Arena which will also be streamed online at ESPN3. Although Portland is ranked fifth in the league in points per game (98.5), the Trail Blazers have lost two straight games and have recently gone 2-5 overall. Golden State is currently ranked fourth in the league averaging 99.4-points per game and will be looking to win their fourth straight game when they host the Portland tonight. Trail Blazers vs Warriors odds at Vegas sports books favor Golden State by 5-points at home while the over/under total has been set at 196.5. NBA lines also favor the Warriors at -225 while Portland would return +185 on a $100 wager for the road upset. After pulling off a 94-86 win at New Orleans, the Portland Trail Blazers followed the win with two straight losses to the Dallas Mavericks (94-97 OT) last Saturday and fell at home to the Washington Wizards 109-124 on Tuesday night. The Trail Blazers were listed as 14.5-point underdogs but even with the double-digit, the squad couldn't cover the line and fell to 15-14 ATS on the year. Nicolas Batum has the hot hand for Portland netting 33-points with 4-rebounds while Marcus Camby messed around and had a double-double of 13-points and 12-rebounds in the loss. That being said, the defense had no answer for the Wizards' Nick Young who scored a season high 35-points vs the Trail Blazers. Things might not get any better tonight as LaMarcus Aldridge left the game vs Washington with an ankle injury early in the first quarter and will not make the trip to Oakland tonight. NBA lines for Trail Blazers vs Warriors odds have Portland recently going 5-5 after playing the Wizards and 4-10 when playing on the road but do have positive trends going 8-2 when playing on Wednesday and 7-3 after a loss. The Golden State Warriors seem to have found their groove recently going 3-0 and 5-2 in their last seven games. The Warriors are coming off a 102-96 win vs the Phoenix Suns last Monday winning by 6-points to cover the 3-point spread and go 12-13 ATS for the year. David Lee led Golden State in scoring with 28-points and had 12-rebounds while Monta Ellis netted 18-points and had 7-rebounds in the win. The Warriors will have a chance to break .500 on their 8-8 home record tonight and then will go on the road for eight of their next nine games. The last time these two teams met, the Warriors handed Portland a 101-93 loss at Golden State back in January. Looking at the handicapping trends for Trail Blazers vs Warriors odds have Golden State recently going 12-1 overall when playing Portland and 4-1 when playing at ORACLE Arena. Visit Bovada to get your $100 free bet for wagering on live basketball lines for each shot, pass or dunk as it happens for as little as $1! NBA Predictions: Warriors -5 Portland Trail Blazers (15-14 SU, 15-14 ATS) vs Golden State Warriors (11-14 SU, 12-13 ATS) |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:06 |
