NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trailblazers
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 10:05 PM ET, Thursday, February 4, 2016
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon
Lines: Portland -1
Total: 204
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The Toronto Raptors come in as one of the hottest teams in the league as they have won 12 of their last 13 gamer and are at 33-16 on the year, which includes a 15-10 mark on the road. Due to their recent stretch they have now opened up a five game lead on the Celtics in the Atlantic Division and their overall record is second in the East. The Raptors have done it mainly with defense this year as they come in ranked 5th in the league in points allowed, giving up just 97 ppg on the year while allowing teams to hit just 44.1% of their shots, which is 9th. The offense for the Raptors has been really average as they come in at 16th in scoring, putting up 101.4 ppg on 44.5% shooting (18th). They are strong from long range, hitting 36.2% from beyond the arc, which is 7th.
The Portland Trailblazers enter this game on a bit of a roll as they have won 5 in a row and 9 of their last 11 games. Their current 5 game win streak has come all on this floor. The Blazers are now at 24-26 on the year, including 15-10 at home and if the playoffs started today they would be in as an 8th seed. The Blazers have been a rather average offensive team as they come in ranked 13th in scoring, putting up 102.1 ppg, while hitting 44.6% of their shots, which is 14th. The defense has been pretty average as well as they come in ranked 18th in points allowed, giving up 102.3 ppg, while allowing teams to hit 44.9% which is 17th. Portland is starting to figure things out and just may be a team to watch down the stretch.
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[706)Toronto/ Portland Under 204
I am going with the Under here. The Raptors have been a strong defensive squad this year and the Blazers have really ramped it up at that end of the floor lately as they have allowed just 94 ppg in their last four games. Both teams are very average on offense and neither are really uptempo, which should give us a nice slow pace in this game. The Under is 6-0 in Portland’s last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. This one should be a defensive battle.
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