Portland is a dog, but are doing everything well this season at #6 in the NBA in points scored, tops in rebounds and #1 in points allowed. The Blazers are 5-1 ATS on the road and 5-1 ATS following a spread loss. Portland won the first two meetings this season, most recently a 129-119 triple-overtime victory in San Antonio on Dec. 19. Portland is also on a 4-0-1 run UNDER the total with that great defense. The Spurs are #7 in the West, but they have just a 7-9 record since December 15th. The Spurs are 1-3-1 ATS against a team with a winning record and 2-7 ATS following a win. These teams will lean on their defense for this showdown, with both ranked in the top 10 in field goal shooting defense (Portland is #2 in FG defense). San Antonio is on a 6-2 run UNDER the total, so grab the visitors and look for a defensive game. Play Portland and the game UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on January 16, 2015 at 10:52AM ET.
NBA
Portland at San Antonio
January 16, 2015
8:35 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Portland +4.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 199.5 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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