The 19-15 Portland Trailblazers will travel on a back to back spot as they face the Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Golden St is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the home club Golden St Warriors favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 199 points. There has been no line movement since the NBA odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met four times last year with Portland winning three of the four games straight up. Each team covered the spread two times. Trend: Portland Trailblazers are 5-2 ATS in their past seven games.
The Trailblazers are 7-11 straight up on the road this season. The team is hot winners of 12 of their past 15 games after a 92-90 home win last night against the Miami Heat as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 194 ½ points. The Trailblazers overcome a five point deficit after three quarters by outscoring Miami by seven points in the final stanza. Portland survived a 37% shooting night because they got to the free throw line 30 times and sank 23 shots. LaMarcus Adridge scored 20 point and pulled down 15 boards in the win. The Portland starters logged in heavy minutes last night. Four starters played 40 or more minutes last night and must compete in a back to back tonight.
The Warriors are 11-5 straight up on their home court. They have lost two straight games. Following a 115-89 road loss to the Clippers on Saturday the Warriors hosted the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night and drops a 94-87 home defeat as a -1 point betting favorite. The game landed under 190 ½ points. The Warriors played a good defensive team for the second straight game and are held under 90 points each time. Golden St is third in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage by allowing just 43% shooting. The schedule has gotten tougher for the Warriors and we will find out very soon how they stack up with the top teams in the conference.