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The San Antonio Spurs (28-44) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (27-44), who open a five-game homestand, as both battle to get into the playoff picture. Tip-off is Wednesday night at 10 p.m. ET at Moda Center.  Below, we look at the Spurs vs. Trail Blazers odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

The Spurs are coming off a 110-108 win over the Golden State Warriors Sunday. They are 4-4 in their last eight games and trail the New Orleans Pelicans by two games for 10th place in the Western Conference, and the final spot for the play-in games to determine the final two seeds of the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers are only a half-game behind the Spurs in the Western Conference. They have only two wins in their last 12 games but won their last game, a 119-115 road victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Spurs at Trail Blazers odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:15 p.m. ET.

• Money line: Spurs -540 (bet $540 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +380 (bet $100 to win $380)
• Against the spread (ATS): Spurs -9.5 (-105) | Trail Blazers +9.5 (-120)
• Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Spurs at Trail Blazers key injuries

Spurs

• F Keita Bates-Diop (back) probable
• F Doug McDermott (ankle) out
• G Lonnie Walker IV (back)  out

Trail Blazers

• F Josh Hart (knee) out
• G Damian Lillard (core) out
• C Jusuf Nurkic (foot) out
• G Anfernee Simons (knee) out

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Spurs at Trail Blazers odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Trail Blazers 120, Spurs 115

Money line

The Blazers have only two wins in their last 12 games but have been respectable at home this season at 17-18. Meanwhile, the Spurs are only 14-21 on the road this season.

The Spurs did beat the Blazers, 114-83, in Portland Dec. 2.

The Blazers have won three of their last five home games.

This is a huge opportunity to jump on a big underdog for a big payout. You have a heavy favorite that struggles on the road and a bad team that plays fairly well at home. This game is worth betting the underdog.

Take the TRAIL BLAZERS (+380).

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Against the spread

The Spurs have not won a game by more than eight points since Feb. 12. They are 19-15-1 ATS on the road this season, and they are 3-3-1 ATS as road favorites.

The Blazers have either won or lost by a lot. Only two of their last 10 losses have been by fewer than 20 points. They are 16-18-1 ATS at home.

I like the money line bet better than the spread because of the payout, but if you aren’t as comfortable with an outright Blazers win, give yourself points to play with and take TRAIL BLAZERS +9.5 (-120).

Over/Under

The Blazers are either on with their offense or putrid. They have failed to score 100 in seven of their last 12 games but averaged 120.6 points in their other five.

Since the All-Star break, the Spurs have allowed opponents to score 122.5 points per game. Only twice in the last 13 games have they allowed fewer than 110.

Take OVER 231.5 (-110).

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The San Antonio Spurs (6-13) travel to Moda Center Thursday to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (11-11). Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Spurs vs. Trail Blazers odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

The Trail Blazers are about to hit a rough stretch of games and they’ll be without superstar G Damian Lillard. Lillard is dealing with an abdominal injury and is expected to miss at least 10 days.

The Blazers are still favorites at home despite his injury. They’ve been playing .500 ball but have a rough 9-13 record against the spread (ATS).

San Antonio has been far better sitting at 10-9 ATS. The Spurs are led by star G Dejounte Murray. He hasn’t done enough to keep his team afloat as they’ve drastically disappointed so far this season.

Spurs at Trail Blazers odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.

• Money line: Spurs +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Trail Blazers -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +4.5 (-105) | Trail Blazers -4.5 (-120)
• Over/Under (O/U): 215.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Spurs at Trail Blazers key injuries

Spurs

• F Zach Collins (ankle) out
• F Doug McDermott (knee) probable
• F Devin Vassell (quad) probable

Trail Blazers

• G Damian Lillard (abdomen) out
• G Norman Powell (quad) questionable

Spurs at Trail Blazers odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Spurs 108, Trail Blazers 105

Money line

“LEAN” to the SPURS (+160).

I prefer to take the points as the sportsbooks are giving a decently wide margin here. Banking on a competitive game as the Spurs have arguably the best player on the court seems like the smart move.

Against the spread

BET on the SPURS +4.5 (-105) as the best bet in this game.

The Blazers are 6-9 without Lillard in the lineup over the last two and a half seasons. It’s a good sell-high spot for them coming off a double-digit win over the Pistons, who are one of the worst offensive teams in the NBA.

They’ll have to actually keep pace with the Spurs, a team averaging 107.2 points per game.

The Blazers are awful defensively and allow the highest opponents effective shooting percentage, a stat that accounts for threes being worth more than twos.

The Spurs are a top-five team in turnover rate and they won’t give away easy opportunities. At nearly full strength, I fully expect them to come out and cover this spread, especially riding hot on a two-game win streak.

Over/Under

“LEAN” to the UNDER 215.5 (-107) as the better play. It’s tough to have a good gauge on the Blazers without Lillard. Given his absence, I’d rather take fewer points than more. There’s not much more to it than that.

If the Blazers want to stay in this game without their star, they’ll have to defend. With F Robert Covington, they should have a chance to slow the Spurs down.

I’d lean to the Under but heavily prefer hammering the spread.

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