Trail Blazers vs Raptors NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Air Canada Centre will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors when they take their seats on Friday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Portland lost its last outing, a 92-89 result against the Hawks on January 18. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a 2-point underdog, while the 181 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

In their last action, Toronto was a 96-73 loser on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the 9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (169) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Portland:
Team record: 8-6 SU, 7-7 ATS

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 8 games on the road
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 9 games when playing Toronto

When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Toronto:
Team record: 4-11 SU, 8-7 ATS
Current streak: lost 6 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games
is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Clippers are 4-6
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

Next up:
Portland at Detroit, Saturday, January 21
Toronto at LA Clippers, Sunday, January 22