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Portland Takes on Kings in Sacramento as Slight Favorite

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The Portland Trailblazers travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings in the NBA night-capper on Friday. The Blazers will battle Sacramento for the second time in 4 days. On Thursday, Portland takes on Golden State before traveling to Sacramento for their Friday night game.

Because they play Sacramento after taking on the Warriors, the Blazers aren’t huge favorites. That has to be good news to sports gamblers who know that Portland is a better team than the Kings. Below are the NBA betting odds for Friday night’s game.

Portland Trailblazers -2 -110 O 194 -110
Sacramento Kings +2 -110 U 194 -110

Tip-off: 10:00 pm EST
TV: KGW Portland, Comcast Sports Sacramento

Now let’s check out a few NBA wagering trends regarding the game.

  • The Portland Trailblazers are 4 and 1 ATS in their last 5 games as the favorite.
  • The Portland Trailblazers are 2-7-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings between theses two teams.
  • The Sacramento Kings are 7 and 1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
  • The Sacramento Kings are 5 and 18 ATS in their last 23 games as a home underdog of ½ to 4 ½ points.
  • The Sacramento Kings are 2 and 5 ATS in their last 7 games at home versus a team with a winning road record.

There are some powerful trends for both teams and against both teams. When faced with conflicting trends, the best thing to do is to take a look at some other facts and stats that could help us pick the best bet in the game.

One such fact is that Portland is 20 and 12 ATS on the road this season. Portland is a better team on the road then they are at home. The Kings are 15-15-1 ATS at home this season. Portland gets the advantage in the home versus away category.

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Portland also gets a serious advantage when looking at the overall stats of each team. The Blazers average 97.9 points per game. The Kings give up on average 104 points per game. The Blazers give up on average only 95 points per game.

The last time the two teams met, Portland won 88 to 81 as 8 ½ point favorites at home. Portland didn’t cover the spread that night, but they figure to have a good chance of covering the spread on Friday night. The spread is only 2 points and Portland has shown the ability to cover spreads on the road.

The Blazers should come out firing no matter what happens on Thursday night. Unless they suffer an injury to one of their starters against Golden State, Portland should have no problem covering the spread in this game. They are better on the road at home, they face a small point spread, and they are good after playing on 0 days of rest going 37 and 17 ATS in their last 54 games.

There are some things to like about Sacramento in this game and if the spread were 4 ½ points or more then I’d probably consider betting on them, but the spread is only 2 points. I have to go with what I feel are the stronger trends and bet the Portland Trailblazers to cover.

Basketball Free Pick: Portland -2