Portland will be taking on the Phillidelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Portland comes into this contest losers of there last three games overall. Portland is lacking a real identity at the moment on the offensive side of the ball. Portland has only reached the century mark just once in it's last six games and it was a 100-99 road win @ Memphis on a nite Brandon Roy was out. One reason Portland has been suffering offensively is the inconsistent playing minutes of Brandon Roy. Roy is struggling with a bad knee and has missed games due to the knee problem. The Portland Trail Blazers have also made a conscience effort to reduce his minutes lately. Portland's rhythm has been off because of Roy in and out of the line up and reduced minutes leaving other guys to shoulder more of the load.
Philly comes into this contest just 4-13 SU this season as the underachieving team adjusts to new coach Doug Collins. Philly last played on Saturday and coasted to a 102-86 home win over the Nets. Philly has had a very inconsistent offense as well this season as they are ranked just 20th in home scoring this season. One should not look for Philly's offensive woes to get any better on Tuesday nite because Portland is consistenly one of the better defensive squads in the NBA year in and year out and currently rank 9th overall in the NBA in total defense.
I expect a low scoring game on Tuesday. Good teams like the Portland Trail Blazers when they are struggling tend to hang there hat more on the defense end to get back on track. Portland is well rested off 3 straight losses, having played last on Sunday so I expect there defensive intensity should be there on Tuesday nite. Portland's length should give Philly problems on the offensive end. Philly really struggles to score offensively at times and I expect that to continue tommorow nite. The one thing that has been a bright spot for Philly is there home defense this year which currently ranks 7th in the NBA.
The last ten times these two teams have squared off under backers have cashed 7 out of 10 tickets at the window. I look for that trend to continue on Tuesday. The last 5 times the game has been in Philly the Under backers have cashed a perfect 5-0 on the Under and the totals have ranged from as low as 184 and as I high as 194.5.
Play on the Under 192 on Tuesday
Philly comes into this contest just 4-13 SU this season as the underachieving team adjusts to new coach Doug Collins. Philly last played on Saturday and coasted to a 102-86 home win over the Nets. Philly has had a very inconsistent offense as well this season as they are ranked just 20th in home scoring this season. One should not look for Philly's offensive woes to get any better on Tuesday nite because Portland is consistenly one of the better defensive squads in the NBA year in and year out and currently rank 9th overall in the NBA in total defense.
I expect a low scoring game on Tuesday. Good teams like the Portland Trail Blazers when they are struggling tend to hang there hat more on the defense end to get back on track. Portland is well rested off 3 straight losses, having played last on Sunday so I expect there defensive intensity should be there on Tuesday nite. Portland's length should give Philly problems on the offensive end. Philly really struggles to score offensively at times and I expect that to continue tommorow nite. The one thing that has been a bright spot for Philly is there home defense this year which currently ranks 7th in the NBA.
The last ten times these two teams have squared off under backers have cashed 7 out of 10 tickets at the window. I look for that trend to continue on Tuesday. The last 5 times the game has been in Philly the Under backers have cashed a perfect 5-0 on the Under and the totals have ranged from as low as 184 and as I high as 194.5.
Play on the Under 192 on Tuesday
Easy Wiinner. Game stays under by a whopping 25 pts
