NBA Picks: Cavaliers vs Trail Blazers NBA Odds – January 10, 2010: Coming off a huge win over the World Champion Lakers, the (23-15) Portland Trail Blazers [+6] hope to keep things rolling as they host the sports betting odds favorite (28-10) Cleveland Cavaliers [-6] tonight. This interconference matchup is scheduled to tipoff at 9:10 PM ET live from the Rose Garden on ESPN.
The Cavs come in leading the Central Division, while the Blazers sit in second place in the Northwest. According to NBA Odds makers at BETUS.com, the Cavaliers and the Trail Blazers will combine to score an OVER/UNDER of 189½ points scored.
For Cleveland, their dominance over Portland has been evident no matter where these teams meet. The Cavs come into tonight’s ballgame having won five consecutive games against the Blazers, as they look to make it three straight at the Rose Garden. During that stretch, LeBron James has averaged almost a triple-double.
However, James and company are coming off a disappointing loss to the Melo-less Nuggets, 99-97. "We're playing too good of basketball to be frustrated with one game," James said. "I feel like we played well enough to win, but we shot 60 percent from the free throw line, we turned the ball over 20 times. That can't help us."
For Portland, if it can play nearly as well as it did against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, the losing streak would come to an end. The Blazers made it nine straight in their building against LA with a 107-98 victory. "We did a great job of playing a full 48-minute game," said Brandon Roy. "It does give us confidence going into Cleveland, but again, we've got to start from square one and play the same type of basketball."
