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(18-26) Portland Trail Blazers vs. Philadelphia 76ers (14-26)
Date: Friday January 20
Time: 7:00PM EST
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
NBA Betting Odds: Portland -5
NBA Betting Total: 209.5
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The Philadelphia 76ers have now won six of their last eight games, after they beat the Toronto Raptors in their last outing 94-89, while out in the Western Conference the Portland Trail Blazers haven’t been as lucky as they have now lost four of their last six games after coming away on the losing end of a one-sided 107-85 point loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
Portland Trail Blazers
After looking to be on par with the Hornets through the first three quarters of play, Portland started to slip up with their lackadaisical effort in the fourth and final quarter.
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Charlotte outscored Portland 28-13, and in the end that ultimately allowed them to pull away ahead. However, that wasn’t the only reason why Portland came up on the losing end of things.
Star players Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum shot a combined 14/36 from the field; and the rest of the team didn’t help them in any way, as they shot just 35.1% from the field themselves. So they can’t allow that happen again if they’re to come away victorious against Philly.
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The 76ers are a good defensive team, so they’re going to try shutting down Lillard and McCollum right from the opening tip-off. So other guys have got to get it going.
That means Allen Crabbe, Evan Turner or even Mason Plumlee have got to step up, because the 76ers are going to key in on their two star guards.
And that’s going to leave openings in the defense that other guys have got to take advantage of. Portland can’t just keep relying on the duo of Lillard and McCollum to do everything, so it’s going to take a team effort for them to beat the 76ers.
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers started the year off slow. But as the seasons progressed the team has really started to gel together. Part of that’s due to the continuity (something the 76ers have lacked for years) and part of that’s due to the talent increase on the roster.
With the additions of Joel Embid, Dario Saric, Ersan Ilyasova, Sergio Rodriguez and Gerald Henderson, the teams started to add some real NBA level talent around the young pieces on their roster.
Now with that, the teams started to become competitive because of it. Having players on the team that know how to win comes in handy when the games on the line, and that hasn’t been more well evident then over their last couple of outings.
Against the Toronto Raptors the team was able to close out the fourth quarter, outscoring Toronto 26-24 in the final frame. But that’s just an example of one game.
They were also able to showcase an improved closing ability against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets; three teams that are all in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
So that alone just shows how far this team has come over the last year or so. However, they’re going to get another big test in their next matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Portland is a strong team despite their record, so if Philadelphia can contain their stars early, they’ll have a shot at coming away out on top. But that’s only going to happen if they can force Lillard and McCollum into taking tough, contested shots.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Under is 6-1 in Trail Blazers last 7 games following a ATS loss
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points
- Under is 7-2 in Trail Blazers last 9 games following a straight up loss
- Under is 5-0-1 in 76ers last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
- Under is 6-0-1 in 76ers last 7 home games.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Prediction:
The Philadelphia 76ers have all the momentum on their side going into this game. But that doesn’t mean they’ll get the “W”. Philly is a strong team despite what most fans might think, but they still don’t know how to consistently win games. So because of that, don’t be surprised if Portland comes away with the victory.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Under 209.5
The 76ers are have stout defense so go with the under in this matchup.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Portland 106 – Philadelphia 102
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