Tuesday, March 8, 2011

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total is sitting at 188½.

Portland won its last outing, an 89-85 result against the Magic on March 7. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a 2-point underdog, while the 174 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

The Heat were an 87-86 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the 5?point spread as favorites, while the total score (173) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Portland: Team record: 36-27 SU, 31-28-4 ATS Current streak: won 3 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Miami is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games

When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Charlotte are 5-5 After playing Orlando are 6-4 After a win are 7-3

Miami: Team record: 43-20 SU, 28-34-1 ATS Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Portland is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home The total has gone OVER in 12 of last 16 games when playing at home against Portland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games

When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing LA Lakers are 7-3 After playing Chicago are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6

Next up: Portland at Charlotte, Friday, March 11 Miami home to LA Lakers, Thursday, March 10

 

 

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat

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