Miami Heat at Portland Blazers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 1/7/2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Moda Center in Portland
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The Miami Heat will travel to the Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. In Miami's last game, they won 88-84 against the Brooklyn Nets. Portland is also coming off a win against the Lakers by a score of 98-94.
The Heat are 7-2 against the spread in their last 9 games playing on 3 or more days rest and are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Thursday games. The Heat are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 vs. the Northwest Division. The under is 5-0 in the Heat last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 9-3 in their last 12 road games.
The Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Thursday games. They're 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU win. The under is 14-6 in the Trail Blazers last 20 home games while the over is 19-9 in their last 28 games playing on 2 days rest.
In head-to-head matchups, the opver is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings in Portland. The Heat are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Portland and the over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Miami Heat Betting Trends
Miami Heat are 16-19-0 Against the Spread
Miami Heat are 15-20-0 against the Over/Under
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Trends
Portland Trail Blazers are 20-14-1 Against the Spread
Portland Trail Blazers are 15-20-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Miami Heat
12/15/14 F Josh McRoberts Knee out for season
01/07/15 C Justin Hamilton Concussion "?" Thursday vs. Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
12/16/14 C Robin Lopez Hand out indefinitely
01/07/15 G Wesley Matthews Knee probable Thursday vs. Miami
01/04/15 C Joel Freeland Shoulder out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Portland
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