Trail Blazers-Bucks Pointers

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Bradley Center.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The Trail Blazers were defeated 97-92 by the Suns last time out, as 3-point underdogs. The 189 points were UNDER the posted total of 208.

Brandon Roy tossed in 25 points with five rebounds and four assists for the Trail Blazers.

Charlie Villaneuva scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Bucks past the Seattle SuperSonics 118-106 on Wednesday night.

Milwaukee covered as 9-point home favorites as the game played over the 207.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Current streak:
Portland has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Portland: 31-30 SU, 31-30 ATS
Milwaukee: 23-38 SU, 28-32-1 ATS

Portland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing New York are 5-5
After playing Phoenix are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Seattle are 3-7
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Portland at New York, Saturday, March 8
Milwaukee home to Philadelphia, Sunday, March 9

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