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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
The Raptors were a 112-108 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (220) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 108-99 loser as they battled the Pacers on the road. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +1-point underdog, while 207 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 17-15 SU,20-12 ATS
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games
Toronto:
Team record: 14-18 SU,16-16 ATS
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Next up:
Portland home to Orlando Tuesday, January 10
Toronto home to Charlotte Tuesday, January 10