The Portland Trail Blazers (9-3) close out a 6-game road trip Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks (6-5). Tip-off is 8:30 p.m. ET at American Airlines Center.
Portland has won 4 of the first 5 games of its road trip so far. They are coming off a 106-95 win over the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday as 9-point underdogs. They have not allowed more than 107 points on their road trip.
The Mavericks lost both games of their recent road trip, most recently a 113-105 loss to the Washington Wizards Thursday when they were 6-point favorites. They have won 4 straight on their home court.
Trail Blazers at Mavericks odds
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Mavericks -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +4.5 (-101) | Mavericks -4.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 217.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Trail Blazers at Mavericks key injuries
Trail Blazers
- F Jerami Grant (ankle) probable
- G Keon Johnson (hip) questionable
- C Jusuf Nurkic (groin) questionable
- G Gary Payton II (abdominal) out
- F Justise Winslow (ankle) probable
Mavericks
- F Davis Bertans (knee) out
- F Christian Wood (knee) probable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Mavericks picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 108, Mavericks 104
Moneyline
The Blazers are 6-1 on the road this season and have won their last 3 games overall.
The Mavs are 4-1 at home this season and have won 4 straight on their home court.
Both teams are strong defensively, ranked 3rd and 4th in points allowed — Portland at 106.6 and Dallas at 106.7.
Both teams average just over 109 points per game, making it a very even matchup.
With as well as Portland is playing overall and with G Damian Lillard back in the lineup, I like the potential payout for an upset win.
BET TRAIL BLAZERS (+160).
Against the spread
The Blazers are 10-2 ATS this season and 8-2 ATS as the underdog, but they won 7 of those outright.
The Mavs are 3-7-1 ATS.
However, with the much better payout on the moneyline for the Blazers, stick with that bet and PASS on the spread tonight for this game.
Over/Under
The Over has hit only 3 times in the Trail Blazers’ 12 games this season. Only 1 of their games on this road trip has had more than 215 points.
Four of the Mavs’ last 6 games have had totals of under 216.
BET UNDER 217.5 (-110).