Mavericks vs Trail Blazers NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rose Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total is sitting at 191.

Last time out for Dallas, they were a 112-103 winner as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Mavericks covered in the match as a 6.5-point favorite, while 215 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Portland was a 118-110 winner at home against the Warriors. They covered the 4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (228) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Dallas:
Team record: 33-26 SU, 30-29 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 13 of last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 7 games when playing Portland

When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing LA Lakers are 9-1
After playing Golden State are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Portland:
Team record: 28-31 SU, 28-31 ATS

The total has gone OVER in 8 of last 10 games
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 7 games at home

When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Sacramento are 5-5
After playing Golden State are 6-4
After a win are 1-9

Next up:
Dallas at LA Lakers, Sunday, April 15
Portland at Sacramento, Sunday, April 15