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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at State Farm Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 236.

Atlanta lost its last outing, a 119-116 result against the Wizards on February 28. The Hawks failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Last time out for Portland, they were a 121-110 loser as they battled the Pelicans at home. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 231 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Portland:
Team record: 29-33 SU,31-31 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games on the road

Atlanta:
Team record: 31-31 SU,27-34-1 ATS
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Portland at Orlando Sunday, March 5
Atlanta at Miami Saturday, March 4