Portland vs Miami Betting!
The Blazers have lost 3 straight and they are on the outside looking in being 2 games back of the Houston Rockets for the 8th spot in the Western Conference. However, while they are big double-digit underdogs in this game they did beat the Heat at home earlier this season.
Venue/ Stadium: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
Time/Date: 7:30 PM EST Tuesday, February 12, 2013
NBA Odds From: JustBet
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Heat -11.5
Over/Under: 199.5
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Portland Trailblazers vs. Miami Heat Preview
The Heat are hot winners of 5 straight and LeBron James is playing out of this world. NBA lines have the Heat as big 11.5-point home favorites with a total of 199.5.
In their last games the Heat beat the L.A. Lakers 107-97 and the Blazers lost to the Orlando Magic 110-104.
On the season the Blazers are 22-27-3 ATS with an Over/Under record of 26-24-1 and the Heat are 24-24 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 24-24.
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The Heat have the best home record in the East this season at 22-3 while the Blazers are only 8-18 on the road.
The Blazers’ defense only ranks 21st in the league in opponents’ points allowed and they face a Miami team that is averaging over 107 ppg at home this season where they are 11-1 facing teams from the Western Conference.
In Miami’s 5-game winning streak LeBron James has only become the 3rd player in the history of the NBA to score over 30 points and shoot at least 60% from the floor in each game. However, in the earlier season loss to the Blazers he shot a season worst 6/16 from the field.
Blazers PF LaMarcus Aldridge scored 25 points in the loss to the Magic, but he got very little help from leading Rookie of the Year candidate G Damian Lillard (18.8 ppg), who did dish out 12 assists, but was a horrid 1/16 from the floor. Needless to say he has to shoot the rock better tonight. [ad-6571516]
The one weakness for Miami is on the boards so it is key that Aldridge 9 (rpg) and J.J. Hickson (10.6 rpg) hit the boards tonight and especially getting some easy points off offensive boards.
The Blazers have played good D against the Heat in their last few games facing them and they not only have to worry about King James, but Dwyane Wade (21 ppg) who’s averaging 27 ppg in his last 3 games.
In some betting trends for this non-conference match up the Blazers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games, and they have an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 road games.
The Heat are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games following a S.U. win, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Western Conference, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Jason’s Pick: The Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in Miami and that trend will continue. Lillard will play better tonight and Aldridge and Hickson will be a handful for the Heat and their frontcourt. James will have another big game and lead the Heat to another win, but the Blazers will not get blown out and they will cover the spread.
