NBA Betting: Trail Blazers vs Knicks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Madison Square Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Trail Blazers scored in the dying seconds to slip past the Rockets 90-89 on Saturday. The Trail Blazers failed to cover the 5-point spread, while the 179 points went UNDER the posted total of 193.5. Brandon Roy led the way with 28 points to lead the Trail Blazers, and Andre Miller added 24 points in the win. The Knicks defeated New Jersey 106-97 as a 4-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (205.5). Al Harrington scored 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds for the Knicks, while Larry Hughes added 25 points in the win. Current streak: New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: Portland: 13-8 SU, 10-11 ATS New York: 6-15 SU, 10-11 ATS Portland most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Indiana are 3-7 After playing Houston are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing New Orleans are 1-9 After playing New Jersey are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Portland's last 15 games on the road Portland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Portland's last 25 games New York is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Portland New York is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games at home Next up: Portland at Indiana, Wednesday, December 9 New York at New Orleans, Friday, December 11