The Trail Blazers will try to pay off for their supporters on Friday when they play host to the Spurs at Rose Garden in NBA wagering action.

The Trail Blazers bring a 41-30 record (37-30-4 ATS) to the battle against the 57-14 Spurs, who are 40-29-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Portland go 34-36-1 so far and the Spurs go 37-34.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 19 (Trail Blazers) and the No. 5 (Spurs) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 104-100 result in favor of the Spurs is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Portland's No. 28-rated squad against San Antonio's No. 12-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Portland rates No. 15 in the league with 6.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 4 with 8.4 per outing.

Defensively, the Spurs feature the league's No. 12-rated defense on the road, allowing 99.1 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 22 in the league in scoring at home.

Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 115-112 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Spurs covered in the match as a 6-point underdog, while 227 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Gary Neal scored 25 points for San Antonio on Wednesday, but the Nuggets managed a 115-112 victory over the Spurs at Pepsi Center.

In their last action, Portland was a 111-76 Sportsbook at home against the Wizards. They covered the 16–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (187) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. The battle between the Trail Blazers and Wizards didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Washington was handed a 111-76 defeat on Tuesday at Rose Garden.


San Antonio Spurs Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Memphis are 7-3
After playing Denver are 8-2
After a loss are 9-1

Portland Trail Blazers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Oklahoma City are 7-3
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Spurs at Trail Blazers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Portland
San Antonio is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Antonio's last 16 games
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing San Antonio


Next up:
San Antonio at Memphis, Sunday, March 27
Portland at Oklahoma City, Sunday, March 27