The 12-21 Orlando Magic will travel way out west to face the 18-15 Portland Trailblazers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Portland is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The current NBA odds from this contest has the home team Portland Trailblazers favored by -6 ½ points with an over under line of 190 ½ points. There has been no movement in this line since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met once during the lockout shortened season last year and Orlando posts the 107-104 road win at Portland as a +3 point underdog. The game ended over 186 points. Trend: Orlando Magic is 7-0 to the over in their past seven games.
The Magic travels to Portland with a road record of 5-9 on the season. They hit the road with an eight game losing streak with six of the losses on their home court. Orlando drops a 114-106 home decision to the New York Knicks on Saturday night as a +6 point underdog. The game ended over 195 ½ points. Orlando fails to hold a 12 point lead early. They allow the Knicks just under 48% shooting.
With no Dwight Howards this is a team that has struggled for offense this season. They put up just 93 points a game ranking 25th in the league. They suffered a major blow as second leading scorer Glen Davis has been sidelines back on December 20th with a shoulder ailment until the middle of this month.
The Trailblazers are 11-4 at home. They are playing their best basketball of the season with two straight wins and seven wins over their past ten games. They return home off a 3-1 road trip out east. Portland wins at Minnesota on Saturday 102-97 as a +6 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 190 ½ points. The Trailblazers held the Timberwolves to just 41.8% shooting. The Trailblazers turnaround this season has come with better guard play. Last year’s team shot poorly and turned over the basketball. First round pick point guard Damian Lillard averages 18 points and game and dishes 6 ½ assists per game. Portland is going to need more scoring punch by their bench if they are going to hold onto the eighth seed in the Western conference.
