Trail Blazers vs Knicks NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total is sitting at 200.

Portland lost its last outing, a 92-75 result against the Pacers on March 13. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a 3-point underdog, while the 167 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

New York was a 104-99 loser in its last match on the road against the Bulls. They covered the 8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 203 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Portland:
Team record: 20-22 SU, 20-22 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 7 games

When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 6-4
After playing Indiana are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

New York:
Team record: 18-24 SU, 18-24 ATS
Current streak: lost 6 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Portland
is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Indiana are 5-5
After playing Chicago are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Portland at Chicago, Friday, March 16
New York home to Indiana, Friday, March 16