Portland at Washington

There is an old adage that winning breeds winning, and losing breeds losing. The Washington Wizards depict that very well. This is a franchise that lives in the draft lottery, but never seems to make any advances. If anything they look like this team is regressing. Washington is off to a 0-12 start, and while they have competitive at times they simply have a nose for losing. Portland is at 6-8 and in no position to take this game lightly, so they should come out here smelling a win. They certainly have been doing that of late as they are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 vs. a team with a home winning percentage of under .400. These types of teams have also taken advantage of Washington, as the Wizards are 3-11 ATS vs. teams with a road winning percentage under .400. Play on Portland.