NBA Betting Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at Miami Heat
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
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SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Trail Blazers - 4.5 , Total 192
The Portland Trail Blazers have lost two of their last three games but they are still 18-3 in their last 21 games. The Miami Heat on the other hand continues to lose almost every night. The Heat has lost 11 in a row, including 126-96 to Chicago on Wednesday. "We lose every time," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. "We lose and it's a fact of life. It's not easy." SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Trail Blazers on the Road.
The Blazers are in the middle of a season-high seven-game road trip. They are coming off a 100-90 loss at Boston on Wednesday. They turned the ball over 19 times and didn’t have enough offense. Brandon Roy had 22 points to lead the Blazers. "I don't think we believed we could beat them," Roy said. "We've been playing to win lately, but tonight I think we just came in to give them a good game.”
SBG Global Current Line: Trail Blazers - 4.5 , Total 192
The Heat continue to struggle, mainly due to poor defense. They got Shaquille O’Neal back against the Bulls but still couldn’t stop anyone. "It's the same old thing, we just need to get it together," O'Neal said. "Offense is not a problem. We need to stop somebody."
Earlier this season Portland won over the Heat 112-106. Brandon Roy had 25 points, six assists and five rebounds in the win. Wade is averaging 30 points, 6 assists and 2.5 steals in his last four games versus the Blazers.
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Trail Blazers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite. The Trail Blazers are 17-4 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Trail Blazers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Trail Blazers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The road team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams. The Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Heat are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 vs. the Western Conference. The Heat are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home underdog. The Heat are 16-36-2 ATS in their last 54 games overall. The Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Northwest. The Heat are 5-21 ATS in their last 26 home games.
The Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog.
The Under is 4-0 in the Trail Blazers last 4 games as a favorite. The Over is 4-1 in the Trail Blazers last 5 vs. the Southeast. The Under is 4-1 in the Trail Blazers last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Over is 5-2 in the Trail Blazers last 7 road games. The Over is 5-0 in Miami’s last 5 home games.
The Over is 4-0 in Miami’s last 4 overall. The Over is 21-8-1 in Miami’s last 30 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 5-2 in Miami’s last 7 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams.
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