Raptors-Trail Blazers Preview

The Toronto Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rose Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total is sitting at 192. Jermaine O'Neal tossed in 36 points to lead the Raptors to a 107-101 victory over the Kings on Friday. The Raptors covered the 3-point spread, and the 208 points made it OVER the posted total of 197. O'Neal also hauled down nine rebounds for the Raptors, and Jose Calderon added 16 in the win. Brandon Roy had a team-high 22 points in Portland's 102-94 loss to Dallas on Thursday night. The Blazers had been listed as 4.5-point home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (192). Current streak: Toronto has won 2 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 12-17 SU, 11-17-1 ATS Portland: 18-12 SU, 14-16 ATS Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Golden State are 3-7 After playing Sacramento are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Portland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 2-8 After playing Dallas are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Portland Toronto is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Portland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Portland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto Portland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Toronto Portland is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Toronto Next up: Toronto at Golden State, Monday, December 29 Portland home to Boston, Tuesday, December 30