Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic NBA Picks: The Trail Blazers are (3-3) on a two game winning streak after a win on 97-93 at home to Minnesota. LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 24 points and nine assists, and the Blazers improved to 3-0 at the Rose Garden. Nice to see the Blazers close out a back-to-back at home. I've been saying that Aldridge is a future all-star. Give him two years. He's not showy, he just goes about his business. He releases high like Rasheed Wallace without the self-destructive temper. There is no question he needs to get much tougher, but he's progressing very, very well. The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at BetUS.com currently list Orlando Magic -7 favorites to Portland Trail Blazers heading into this matchup.
"We're going to do all we can to protect our home court," Roy said. "Every game so far has come down to the wire."
The Magic are (4-2) on a four game winning streak after a win Saturday Night 106-81 over Washington. Dwight Howard leading the charge with 31 points and 16 rebounds. The Magic never trailed, opening with a pair of 3-pointers from Pietrus and Hedo Turkoglu. They led 58-39 at halftime after shooting 59 percent. After losing two games to start the season, Orlando has rattled off four wins in a row (3-1 ATS), all at home. The online sports betting odds at BetUS.com has the OVER/UNDER in this Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic game is set at 192 points.
"When those guys spread the floor, it just give me more room around the basket, allows me to do more things," Howard said. "It makes it easier for me when it's not so cluttered."
NBA Picks: The Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last six after a non-cover but otherwise they are on ATS slides of 1-4 on the road, 3-8 after a straight-up win and 7-19 on Mondays. Orlando has defeated Portland four straight times, including both meetings last season. The Blazers haven't won in Orlando since an 89-83 victory on Nov. 24, 2004. Portland has gone over the total in four of its last five games, but otherwise the under for the Blazers is on streaks of 8-2 on the road. Favorite is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. Under is 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings.
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