Orlando at Portland

Things have gone cold for Portland in their last nine games where they are just 2-7, shaving the line for this game against a poor Magic team. Going back to December 4, the Blazers have been a 5-plus-point favorite five times and they have won and covered all five. Orlando went through a solid 8-1 stretch in December, but they have since followed it with just two wins in their last seven games. The bigger issue is the five losses have come by an average of 18.2 points per game, and all five margins would have failed to cover this point spread. They lost by 25 in Sacramento last night and the Magic are 0-7 straight-up on no rest, losing by 8.0 PPG. Make the play on Portland.