Trail Blazers-Cavaliers Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Brandon Roy had 27 points and six rebounds to lift the Trail Blazers to a 120-114 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.

Portland cashed as 2.5-point road favorites as the teams played over the 191-point total posted by sportsbooks.

LeBron James tossed in a game-high 38 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 103-95 win over the Pacers last time out. The Cavaliers covered the 7-point spread, but the 198 points were UNDER the posted total of 208.

James shot 11-for-24 from the field with 11 rebounds to complete the double-double.

Current streak:
Portland has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Portland: 33-30 SU, 33-30 ATS
Cleveland: 36-27 SU, 30-33 ATS

Portland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing New Jersey are 6-4
After playing Indiana are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Next up:
Portland at Minnesota, Tuesday, March 11
Cleveland at New Jersey, Wednesday, March 12

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