New Orleans at Portland

The New Orleans Hornets have to wonder where they might be if they had DeMarcus Cousins. He was lost to a season-ending injury, and Anthony Davis has done most of the heavy lifting for the Pelicans. The Pelicans have proven one thing, they can rattle the scoreboard at 111.7 points per game. On the other end of the court, little time is spent with focus and they allow 110.4 points per game, leaving them a scant scoring margin of +1.3 ppg. The Trail Blazers were a mess at home early at 7-10 SU through 17 games, and just a woeful 4-11-2 ATS. It has all been different since. Since Christmas day, the Blazers have become all but invincible at home where they have been 21-3 SU and 19-4-1 ATS, including 17-2-1 ATS in their last 20, and have suffered no losses to a team seeded better than fifth in the playoffs. Lay the points and take Portland.