Friday, January 18, 2008

Trail Blazers-Heat Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Trail Blazers lost 100-90 to the Celtics last time out, as 8-point road underdogs. The 190 points made it OVER the posted total of 180.
Travis Outlaw had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers, while Brandon Roy added a team-high 22 points in the loss.
The Heat were cooled off in a 126-96 loss at home on Wednesday, as 3.5-point favorites. The game's combined 222 points sailed OVER the posted total of 189.5.
Shaquille O'Neal led the Heat with a double-double, pouring in 24 points and hauling down 10 rebounds in the loss.
Current streak:
Miami has lost 11 straight games.
Team records:
Portland: 23-15 SU, 24-14 ATS
Miami: 8-30 SU, 14-24 ATS
Portland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Orlando are 5-5
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing New York are 5-5
After playing Chicago are 5-5
After a loss are 0-10
A few trends to consider:
Portland is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
Portland is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Portland's last 13 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland at Orlando, Saturday, January 19
Miami home to New York, Saturday, January 19
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