im on portland..not feeling so strong about this.. but i played portland because of these factors......
paul struggles against deron williams size..how does that relate to tonights game? andre miller is also a powerful guard who likes to post up and he is physical..
portland is also good on back to back..
and lastly..hornets is still unbeaten, i think they will lose soon
Portland has a great win loss record at N.O. and even though they played b2b I think the Blazers + 4 is a good bet. If you are strongly considering a play on Portland, wait till about 30 min before game time if you can to see if it goes even higher. IMO I think N.O> win win, but Port will get the spread.
If I had to pick a side in this game, I would take Portland. However for me, it is a no play.
Recent trend statistics between these two teams point strongly towards Portland ATS. Also, Portland beat Memphis by 1 point in Memphis earlier this season and Brandon Roy did not play in that game, while Memphis was at full force.
Portland's recent road troubles would steer me away from making a play on this game though.