Blazers -125 vs Suns
Divergence in public opinion has most people fading P-town in favor of Phoenix. Problem with Blazers lately is their defense. If they don't buckle down and resume playing strong D they'll have a tough time against the Suns. Blazers are typically a medium to slightly heavy fave at home vs Phoenix, but oddsmakers have overreacted to a few bad defensive efforts by the Blazers, imo. I'm not particularly impressed by Phoenix beating Spurs the other nite, as the Spurs played uncharacteristically bad on the defensive end that nite but still managed to score 100+ on Phoenix.
Bottom line is Portland stands a good chance to win this even if they don't have a great game defensively, and the line has really been overadjusted based on just a handful of recent games. Easy bet on Blazers, points or moneyline. Betting the moneyline -125, myself...
Divergence in public opinion has most people fading P-town in favor of Phoenix. Problem with Blazers lately is their defense. If they don't buckle down and resume playing strong D they'll have a tough time against the Suns. Blazers are typically a medium to slightly heavy fave at home vs Phoenix, but oddsmakers have overreacted to a few bad defensive efforts by the Blazers, imo. I'm not particularly impressed by Phoenix beating Spurs the other nite, as the Spurs played uncharacteristically bad on the defensive end that nite but still managed to score 100+ on Phoenix.
Bottom line is Portland stands a good chance to win this even if they don't have a great game defensively, and the line has really been overadjusted based on just a handful of recent games. Easy bet on Blazers, points or moneyline. Betting the moneyline -125, myself...