Dallas at Portland

Not many would have pegged the upstart Portland Trail Blazers as the top dog in the NBA West at the quarter pole, but the Blazers have been on fire at 17-3. Portland has topped the 100-point mark in seven straight games, but playing without rest here may slow the attack a bit. Their last four with no rest shows a total of 202 points per game for both squads. Dallas isn't coming in here to get into a track meet, as that has proven suicidal against the Blazers so far. For the first time all season the Mavs have held four of five opponents under 100, and are playing their best basketball on the defensive end for the season. The UNDER has also prevailed in seven of their last eight games. Portland is four straight to the UNDER after pouring it on in their previous game - one in which they scored 125 or more. Make the play on the UNDER in this one.