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The Portland Trail Blazers (9-18) and San Antonio Spurs (14-13) play each other Saturday for the second time this month, this time in San Antonio. Tip-off from Frost Bank Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Spurs odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Spurs lead 2-0.
The Blazers snapped a 6-game losing streak on Thursday, beating the Denver Nuggets at home 126-124 as 8-point underdogs. They are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
The Spurs, following a 3-game skid, have won 3 of their last 4. They are coming off a 133-126 home win over the Atlanta Hawks as 1.5-point favorites. They beat the Blazers 118-116 on the 13th in Portland, but the Blazers covered the 3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Trail Blazers at Spurs odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 11:27 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Spurs -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +6.5 (-105) | Spurs -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Trail Blazers at Spurs key injuries
Trail Blazers
- F Dalano Banton (hip) questionable
- G Matisse Thybulle (ankle) out
Spurs
- None
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Trail Blazers at Spurs picks and predictions
Prediction
Spurs 123, Trail Blazers 118
Moneyline
Portland is 3-11 on the road this season while the Spurs are 10-7 at home. The Spurs have beaten the Blazers in 3 straight meetings and in 5 of the last 6.
The Blazers have lost 9 of their last 10 road games.
The Blazers on the road are generally a bad bet on the moneyline, but the Spurs are a bad bet because of the -275 odds.
You are better off looking at the spread.
PASS.
Against the spread
As bad as the Blazers have been this season, they are a good ATS bet. They are 15-11-1 ATS this season despite only 9 outright wins.
The Last 3 games for the Blazers have been wins or losses by fewer than 7 points.
The Spurs have won by more than 6 points just once in their last 9 games.
BET TRAIL BLAZERS +6.5 (-105).
Over/Under
Their meeting on the 13th had 232 total points.
Six of the Blazers’ last 9 games have surpassed 226 points.
Five of the last 6 for the Spurs and 7 of the last 10 have surpassed 226 total points.
BET OVER 226.5 (-110).
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