TnT Doubleheader: Thursday NBA Previews (March. 5)

The TNT Thursday doubleheader is an all Western Conference affair as four potential playoff teams are in action. The Mavs play the Hornets and the Trail Blazers take on the Nuggets...

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Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Hornets - 8 pm ET
Q's Pick = To much rest Pick the Hornets

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets – 10:30 pm ET
Q's Pick = Denver is 16-12-1 ATS at home this year and they usually get up for the big games.
Not a great record, but I do think they get the win tonight...

[Home On The Range]

Dallas game

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Dallas is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas

Portland game

A few trends to consider:
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 12 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Denver
Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Portland
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Denver is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games when playing at home against Portland