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(23-7) Toronto Raptors vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-13)
Date: Friday December 14
Time: 10:00PM EST
Venue: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
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The Raptors continue what has been an unquestionably positive West Coast road trip on Friday night in the Pacific Northwest. The Rappies are riding high after decisive wins against Western Conference big boys, the L.A. Clippers and, most notably, the dreaded Warriors of Golden State. Yeah, the three of the last four titles Warriors. Yet, the Blazers could be the exact kind of trap game Toronto must be vigilant against.
Portland can more than hold its own, especially with that lethal guard duo we’ll discuss shortly. The visitors should have mega-star Kawhi Leonard in the lineup, which will help, without doubt.
Toronto Raptors
The Raptors are actually 7-1 this season without their superstar Leonard, which means when they aren’t resting him, they’re that much better equipped to kick people’s asses.
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There was consternation about veteran PG Kyle Lowry being in a slump, and then he drops back-to-back 20 point efforts to despatch the two top California teams. You got Jonas Valanciunas bringing his lunchbox every night and Serge Ibaka, who looked like a cap casualty last year, suddenly totally re-discovering his game.
A glut of very good young players (Pascal Siakam, O.G. Anunoby, Delone Wright, we’re looking your way) complete the look for the team with the best record in the Association. The awakening Celtics always loom large, but the Raps still look like the team to beat in the East.
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If Toronto can beat Portland on the road Friday night, it will cement this as a successful road trip for the Raptors. Toronto did not play with Leonard in the lineup for consecutive nights in Cali, so hopefully it’s addition by…addition in the Raptors’ camp.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Blazers have Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, which is more than enough teams can brag about. This guard duo is elite, any way you slice it.
Rip City started out on fire this year, but they’ve come back down to Earth in the past month, but they still sit a couple games over .500 in a tough Western Conference. They are half a game out of a playoff spot currently. The Blazers can score and rebound with anybody, but they don’t move the ball particularly well and give up about 110 points per.
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But Lillard and McCollum are next-level scorers; the former leading the team with over 27 per game, and McCollum dropping 40 points this week against Memphis. Bigs Jusuf Nurkic and Al-Farouq Aminu provide ample rebounding and length. But these visitors present a serious test for Portland.
NBA Betting Trends:
- TOR are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 35-17-1 in TOR last 53 vs. NBA Northwest.
- POR are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
- Under is 8-2 in POR last 10 home games.
- POR are 26-10 ATS in their last 36 home games.
Free Toronto Raptors vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Prediction:
The Raptors are the more well-rounded team, especially with Kawhi suiting up. Whether or not choosing not to play Leonard in California was a ploy to keep him away from the Clippers front office/fans that are coveting him in free agency, who knows. But the point is he’s back now, ready to cause match-up havoc for the home team Blazers.
Toronto has the length and the athleticism to at least make Lillard and C.J. work for their points. As a result, the Raptors should be able to slow, if not contain, those two – and mission accomplished on that front should lead to another Raptors victory.
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Lithuanian big man Valanciunas requires surgery after fracturing a digit in the Warriors game, so they’ll miss his rebounding presence. That means the home side could have an even more pronounced advantage on the glass. Especially when the Raptors give up a lot of offensive rebounds, they tend to struggle. All the same, I’ll call for the visitors to keep the good times rolling out West.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Raptors 121 – Blazers 110
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