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"Jan 7, 10:00 PM | Rose GardenOrlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers Odds12-21TEAM RECORD18-15Rose Garden features an NBA battle between the host Portland Trail Blazers and the visiting Orlando Magic in betting action on Monday.Supporters of the Magic have seen them go 12-21 and 17-16 ATS so far this season, while the Trail Blazers are at 18-15 and 15-17-1 ATS. (Note: follow us on Twitter for line updates and injuries news). In totals betting, the Trail Blazers are 15-18, while the Magic are 16-16-1.View Orlando vs Portland Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Oddsmakers at 5Dimes opened the Trail Blazers as 8-point favorites in this matchup earlier today, while the OVER/UNDER line was sitting around 192.5 earlier at GTbets.eu. Power Rankings / Prediction:This game matches up the No. 19 (Trail Blazers) and the No. 21 (Magic) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 94-93 result in favor of the Trail Blazers is predicted by handicapping models.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Portland&amp;#039;s No. 22-rated squad against Orlando&amp;#039;s No. 11-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Portland rates No. 7 in the league with 8.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 22 with 6.2 per outing.Defensively, the Magic feature the league&amp;#039;s No. 5-rated defense on the road, giving up 94 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 14 in the league in scoring at home.Orlando lost its last outing, a 114-106 result against the Knicks on January 5. The Magic failed to cover in that game as a 6-point underdog, while the 220 combined points took the game OVER the total. Jameer Nelson went off for 29 points and added 3 rebounds but it wasn&amp;#039;t enough as New York defeated Orlando, 114-106 at Amway Center.Last time out for Portland, they were a 102-97 winner as they battled the Timberwolves on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a 6.5-point underdog, while 199 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.  Nicolas Batum scored 26 points for Portland on Saturday, leading the Trail Blazers to a 102-97 victory over Minnesota at Target Center.Orlando Magic Trends:When playing on Monday are 5-5Before playing Denver are 7-3After playing New York are 8-2After a loss are 2-8Portland Trail Blazers Trends:When playing on Monday are 6-4Before playing Miami are 6-4After playing Minnesota are 6-4After a win are 6-4A few Magic at Trail Blazers trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing PortlandThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando&amp;#039;s last 7 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando&amp;#039;s last 10 games when playing on the road against PortlandPortland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at homePortland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing OrlandoThe total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland&amp;#039;s last 8 games at homeNext up:Orlando at Denver, Wednesday, January 9Portland home to Miami, Thursday, January 10"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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