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NBA betting action sees the Phoenix Suns taking on the Portland Trailblazers Monday March 30 at Moda Center, Portland, OR. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
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Phoenix Suns (38-36) vs. Portland Trailblazers (47-25)
Venue/ Stadium: Moda Center, Portland, OR
Time/Date: 10 PM EST Monday, March 1, 2015
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Blazers -7.5
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: 201
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On the season the Suns are 38-34-2 ATS and they have an O/U record of 34-39-1 and the Blazers are 36-35-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 35-36-1.
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This season the Blazers are 29-7 at home and the Suns are 17-18 on the road.
In their last games the Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 120-114 and the Suns lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-97.
The Suns are coming off a bad loss to the Thunder where they blew a 20-point lead. In the process Phoenix may have also blown their chances at the playoffs, as they not sit 4 games back of the Thunder for the last playoff spot in the West and they are also 1.5 games back of the New Orleans Hornets.
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The Blazers have won 3 in a row and they can clinch a playoff berth tonight with a win. They are at home and a 7.5-point betting facing a Suns’ team that has lost 3 straight.
Both of these teams are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Suns won the first meeting of the season between these 2 teams, but the Blazers have taken the last 2.
These teams faced each other in Phoenix on March 27th and Portland won 87-81. While they did not have a great offensive night they held the Suns to only 36.8% shooting from the floor.
The Suns have the league’s 5th highest scoring team, but they have not cracked the 100-point barrier in their last 4 games. They have to score big to win, as they only rank 26th in the NBA in opponents’ points per game.
Portland is a balanced team that ranks 10th in the league in both points per game and opponents’ points per game.
Portland leading scorer and rebounder LeMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points and grabbed 11 boards in the win over Denver and Arron Afflalo went for 21 points. Blazers’ 2nd leading scorer Damian Lillard has been struggling as of late averaging 14 ppg in his last 3 games.
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Eric Bledsoe leads the Suns in scoring and he and the Morris twins have to pace the Phoenix offense tonight. Markieff Morris is averaging 19.6 ppg in his last 9 games and Marcus Morris is averaging 16.2 ppg in his last 5 games.
NBA Betting Trends
* PHO is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games.
* PHO is 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
* PHO has an Under record of 21-8 in their last 29 games.
* PORT is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
* PORT is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
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The Suns had covered the spread in 4 straight against the Blazers in Portland before having that streak snapped this season. That will happen again tonight, as the Blazers will win and cover at home clinching a playoff spot.
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