Good evening to all. At the Portland Moda Center Blazers welcome them Hornets, on 05: 00 Tuesday morning.

They couldn't build on the big double (99-101) over the Raptors Blazers who then lost in the last match of their tour to the Wolves (116-102) and the Bucks (101-122). So Terry Stotts' team has only won 2 of the last 10 and is still unstable. '' We're trying to figure out what's not working, '' Lillard said after the 'deer' match, adding that '' we all know we don't perform well in a team and that we don't have the right mentality, but we will continue to fight. '' . The Blazers are currently 11th in the Western District with a record of 16-24, 2 games behind the 8th Grizzlies and 6th from the 7th Thunder.

On the side of Hornets Now, things are not going well there either, as yesterday's defeat by the Suns was the 4th in a row and the 8th in the last 10. Tonight, apart from back2back, will be the third game in four days on James Borrego's team tour in West, while this also follows against the Nuggets in two days. 15-27 overall record and 9th place in the eastern perimeter for the Hornets who generally do not do badly compared to what we expected from them before the start of the season.

To sum up, the hosts should take this evening if they want to claim a place in the post season and I think they will do it one way or another. However based on what we have seen so far Blazers one cannot easily trust them against such a high handicap as that of -9,5 points. So I'll go with the team over 109,5 to the total points for Lillard and his teammates since I believe that they can do good by attacking them, and that the guests coming from a difficult schedule will play a role in influencing tiredness and defensive concentration.

The champions Raptors welcome to Portland's Moda Center tonight Blazers, in a very interesting showdown.

Portland has not started well at all this year regular season and as a result is currently in 11th place in the western region with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses. The most recent one from the Kings in the early hours of Tuesday with 107-99. Lillard is fantastic so far, however the problem is found in the rest of the roster which does not offer what is expected. In his statements last night, the Blazers superstar stressed that he does not give basis to the bad reviews and predictions of the experts as last year the same was said and finally his team reached the finals of the region, thus showing how much he believes in this year's Terry Stotts team. . The truth is that the program that Portland has made was one of the most difficult, while after tonight's home matches, 6 away games follow.

On the Raptors 'side now, after a great double for the Lakers followed by the Clippers' defeat. The Canadians in the second half of back2back who had really seemed to stay out of power and solutions at the end of the match against Doc Rivers. In addition to the already 'heavy' absenteeism, there is also the problem of OG Anunoby, who faces an issue in his eye and will miss the next matches. Recall that Lowry and Ibaka remain out. 7-3 the Raptors total record and 3-3 in the away game.

Tonight's game difficult for both teams. On the one hand back2back for the home team and on the other 3 away game on 4 days for the guests. THE great need for victory which is in their camp Blazers into a combined with in-house dynamics that exists, but also the fact that the champions will have 3 significant absences leads me to choose the ace. I will not mess with handicap, since I do not believe that the difference will open much and I will take the dry spot at 1,70 of betshop.

Next stop in the NBA Charlotte World Cup and the match of the local team against Portland. We are essentially the same as the previous match, with Portland coming from a defeat to face the disappointing Hornets who count 8 defeats in the latest 9 games .
Charlotte started with dreams the year after adding Steffensson and Kemba Walker for the next 4 years and seemed ready to take the next step after entering the last year. However, lately he has been defeated in defeat and in most of these games the differences were two-fold. In the home games with Clippers and Dallas in the end managed to bring the difference under 30 points.
Portland has quietly reached 7 with victories, while Eastern teams have the ultimate 5 / 5. With Charlotte he has played again before 15 in Portland where he was found to lose 21 points to 1 half-time to roll over and win with 102 -100 in a game that played without Batum.
The chaotic difference between 2 teams, if Portland is serious, will clear the 1 half-time.

Let's go to a favorite bet that has long been making profits for the last 4-5 years.
In the team against Lebron Tysms when making a trip to the West.
As I said before in the NBA, different basketball is played in the East and West, with Western teams (except Memphis) playing more free and fast basketball, as opposed to the East that prefer the set game.
With the arrival of Lebron and Lovestown Cleveland, the team became the NoNUMX favorite for the title on paper. At the start of the season he lost from New York in with 1-95, but he made a big double in Chicago where he won on the 90-114 . In a game that Roose lost to 106 for half-time because he turned his ankle. The team seems to have not found chemistry yet, Lebron is misplaced, while Irving and Lov are not famous for their defense. However, at the end of their month I expect it to be a level above what they are now.
Portland started the year with a victory against the decimated Oklahoma, but then lost 2 from Sacramento (off) and Golden Steete (inside). He did not make much change in the summer, most notably the departure of Mo Williams and the arrival of Cayman and Blake.
Difficult to play, but Portland will have a second defeat in his mighty home.
I think the odds should be reverse, ie Portland is at 1.70 and Cleveland at 2.15.

Two of the best teams in the NBA are now in Portland.

On the one hand, the hosts who are the pleasant surprise of the championship, have a record of 23-5 and have the best record in the entire NBA along with Oklahoma and Indiana. The team looks ready for big things this year and if it does not follow again curse of injuries, has all the backgrounds to reach out to the playoffs. The Row of the Year for Laird last year is slowly showing up as the leader of the team and has achieved so far 3 winning buzzer beater. Particularly upgraded this year and Matthew. Also, beige is proving to be a great addition after doing all of the dirty work under 2 rackets, releasing then Aldridge who is making a terrible year and will logically be present in the all star game. In their headquarters they have a record 11-2 and have won groups that are high on score (Indiana, San Antonio, Oklahoma, Houston).

On the other hand, Clippers are in the 4 position of the West with a record of 20-10, but away they do not go well because they have the same number of victories (8-8). from the Golden State with 105-103 in a game that was eliminated by Griffin with 2 technical penalties. They will have more fatigue than their opponents, giving 4 a game at 6 six days while Portland has been playing since Saturday. Clippers from today's race are the substitute Rendik, while the Portland will be full.

Clippers' fatigue and the terrible headquarters of Potland lead us to the ace. I will also take the small handicap - 4.5 at bet365.

It seems unstoppable that the Honeston is aggressively, which under 100 fell only in the premiere with the Bobcats, where he scored 96 against a team that has shown that he can play defense. From that point on, he donated Dallas to 113 104 Jazz in Utah and 118 Clippers in LA where he was defeated for the first time this year. Today he goes to Portland on a back to back game with the purpose of returning to victories and to do so, he must in my humble opinion, again over 100.In yesterday's match he could score 118 points and put 41 only (2 with 15-6 and 16-0 three-pointer) and Howard ... passes and almost does not touch (7 with 13-4 and 9rib) something that I exclude from today being against a Portland which is nothing special defensive. The Rockets have also proved in the pre and in its first regular games that they have many aggressive solutions, besides their two superstars, with excellent guys like Parsons, Casspi (who made a yahoo yesterday with 8. and with 19-6 and 12-3 three-fold), the former Kings Fransisco Garcia player who started off amazingly.

Portland has already doubled over the current limit, with Phoenix (104-91 defeat) and Spurs (115-105) in the past, with doubles from Denver ( 113-98) .It has a defensive problem, especially close to the basket, where I think Howard will be difficult to deal with tonight. Last night, Duncan (12-23 and 24 points) set up the Suns premiere proof of the word is true.

As long as Huston's attack does not betray us and is on such a line against groups that their basic truce is not defense, we have no reason not to choose it. Do you soon enough that Honeston's attack will start steadily from them? 106 and vale ....

After having put some early bets well, I was finally convinced to take on another game today, namely Blazers and Timberwolves, for which this time I will not say many things as I generally get used to because of lack of time. The home team, although six wins away from the eighth position leading to the playoff are forced to chase any chance they have to participate in them until the end. They are in a very badly competitive situation, counting eight defeats in their last nine games, with six of them however, to be given away from the Rose Garden. Terry Stotts saw Matthews return from an injury from the Lakers (111-107) to LA, but failed to lead his team to victory, but to do so with (24-8 shots and 11-5 three-pointers), with Portland taking its unique victory over the last nine. However, the "cap" was defeated by Denver (8-109 ) at home to bring Rip City back to grips. But the presence of Matthews strongly amplifies them was the last 111-2 match, since any of the main ones is missing, there is no reliable alternative. They have the chance to defeat and get an easy victory that will give them a similar psychology for the follow-up. they have already won it three times this year and both are away from home. The main thing is that none of them won with more than eight points and today we want to win with 3, but in their first match in Portland (10-103 ) the guests tonnes had on the court Love, Kirilenko, Pekovic and Lee, players that you do not see today because they are injured, while these in Minnesota (95-102 and 97-100 victories for Blazers) were normally played by Pekovic and Kirilenko.

However, as much as Portland has been in recent times, there is still a "hospital" called Timberwolves, as it counts 20 defeats in the last 24 games and four runs in the last few. They come from 116-94 in LA from the Lakers and they are in the 12 position of the West with record 20-35 and 7-21 outside Minnesota and of course without any chance of a position claim leading to the playoff. The absence of Pekovic and Kirilenko will create a huge problem in both finding score and in the field of rebounds, they are the top two rebounds, rebounds and blockers of the "wolves", of course, except for the long-time wounded Kevin Love. Rick Adelman, so he has to solve a very difficult "crossword" on his team's frontline, Montenegro the only clean pent is Stiemsma, which is by no means the first one. Beyond that, some Dante Cunningham and the upscale Derrick Williams will surely give some help, but they will hardly manage the above to cover the major ones ysies the two leaders of the group.

I'm going with Blazers -9, mainly because of the very important absences of Timberwolves, who with Pekovic-Kirilenko out for a big "party" under the two baskets, when they lose too much and score. Blazers, on the other hand, with the return of Matthews look particularly upset and are definitely looking for the victory that will bring them closer to the hunt of the eighth place. A victory that has to come with a clear difference, so that the home psychology will rise.

Back to back game for the improved and well-trained Pacers in the last two weeks or so, who after yesterday's 80-76 victory at the United Center against the Bulls, today host the Blazers in Indianapolis. Frank Vogel's team may have started a lot bad this season, but in the last nine games it counts six wins and three defeats (which can be considered within the program) bringing in balance its record, which now stands at 9-9. This is largely due to the performance it had in it space David West. The latter, seeing the bad situation in which Hibbert finds himself and given that there is no one else to lead, took his team by the hand and with excellent performances leads it from victory to victory. Of course, yesterday he appeared very down , however in the last 5/9 matches he was the one who led in points. Besides, he is also the first scorer of the team with 17,3 points and George, Hill to follow with 14,6 and 14,4 respectively. That was what was missing already from the Pacers, ie a player who could carry the team in scoring, as anyway defensively they present a very good and tight image, with only 91,1 passive points that make them his best defense. At the same time, it has the best opponents fg percentage allowing 40,6% and 32,4% in three-pointers, which is the third best. The firsts for the Indiana club do not stop here, since another such one also occupies the rebounds, where it collects an average of 47,3 per game, at the moment that it has the fifth more blocks ... offering 7,1, something that shows its power in the air. There are no absences for today's match other than the well-known Granger and Pendergraph.

The Blazers on their first tour in the East came from two decent wins in Cleveland and Charlotte, which came after prolongs. In fact, the Cavaliers (118-117) took two extra five minutes to win, while with Bobcats 118-112) made a huge roll-over when they returned from -18 five minutes before the end of the regular game. With these two victories, they ended four consecutive defeats in Brooklyn (98-85), Detroit (108-101 ), Washington (84-82) and Boston (96-78), improving their record at 8-10. k a group as we have mentioned several times, based on the appetites of the base of the starting five, after addition of players who compose it hardly manages to get anything from substandard bench however diathetei.Epithetika the starting five take off ... (98,7., 20,8 remix), the awesome rookie Damian Lillard (7,9., 19,1 assist) and the much improved Nicolas Batum (6,3., 17,6 remix, 6,3 assist) .However, besides Matthews-Hickson, the points are distinguished by the ... binaries, since there are more in the roster 3,2 players who give a score below 8 points + rookie Leonard who adds 3. However, the huge problem they face is in defense and rebounds. As far as the first is concerned, it does not work properly in the markings, leaving many free shots (from the Blazers games I have personally watched), with the opponent finding a target with 5,1% which is the second worst part in the league. This makes them the third worst defense, with 48,2 points, due to in the defense function they have in painted J and less peripheral, since their last anameriseis five 102,3 / 8 have received from there 10 + points and the remaining three 50 + Eventually, when it has to do with the rebounds, is one of the teams that collect the least with m. the only 40 (quarters less).

What this means in practice; they'll get the -4 the Pacers, because I think that will win in the battle to rule rebound, a struggling and the best team in the air against one of the cheiroteres.Episis, I expect the hosts to defend themselves properly for another fight, a back tithontai antimeopes the best defense in the league, one of the worst and believe the extra return West in good performances after a very bad game like yesterday against the Bulls.I Indiana is in very good condition and I think timing to bet on it is ideal against an opponent who is by no means better than her.

His third game and penultimate for his first tour in the West will give tonight Chicago, which is hosted in the Rose Garden by the Blazers. The team of Tom Thibodeau who is accustomed to a very good defensive function already has two players in the West and specifically by the Suns and Clippers. In Phoenix it prevailed in overtime with 112-106, while yesterday it suffered the defeat-broadcast in LA with 101-80. United Center, where he lost 101-95. The 2/3 matches he has given away from Chicago were over, while only yesterday he went under, due to the inability of the "reds" to follow his ... company Griffin in the score. The average of points he has received in the last three matches reaches 104,6, with the corresponding one being 95,6. In fact, in these games the opponent scored with 46,3%, at the moment that the "bulls" had 43,2%. Of course it isone of the worst attacks in the league, with an average of 94,9 which brings it to 10th place from the end and in the middle of the table of fg percentage with 43,9% and 31,4% in three-pointers (ninth worst). is one of the teams with the highest accuracy in shooting, with their percentage reaching 78,1% and being the seventh best. Defensively, as we know it for the last two years, it is among the best defenses in the league, receiving only 93,3 points per game (eighth best), allowing the opponent to score with 43,5% and only 32% in three-pointers, which to land in 11th and 3rd place respectively. All this before they set foot in the West, where they seem to ... collect points. For today's match (or tomorrow if you want because it takes place at 04:00) there are no injury problems, with Thibodeau having all the players available.

Portland, on the other hand, is a team that gets almost all the points from its top five, as the players who fill the bench are below average in quality. It comes from two close wins, prevailing over the Kings in Sacramento (103-86) and the Rockets inside (119-117 overtime). It is a team that goes over as such were the 5/9 games it has given so far. At Rose Garden scores an average of 104,2 points and accepts 106,6, which reveals a set that we could characterize as "what we put in, and what we eat". They are aggressively in the top ten and specifically seventh, with an average of 100,2 points per game, shooting with 43,5% (11th worst), but also with the very high 38,3% in three-pointers, which is the fifth on the contrary, it receives 102,7 points which bring it to the third place from the end, in the second also from the end of the opponents fg percentage allowing 49,1%, but exactly in the middle of the table of opponents 3pt fg with 34,8 As you can understand, it is a team with zero defensive function, which tries to win its games only from the attack and of course the attack of its key players, because as mentioned above the back ups are below average and usually do not contribute. Like the Bulls, the Blazers are full for today, as only Eliot Williams is absent.

If the "bulls" do not manage to put a three-digit number of points in this group, even with the very modest attack they have what to say ... They did it in Phoenix, which at middle ends faces his struggles with the same " strategy "that the Blazers do, did it earlier in the season and in Cleveland and I think it can go over 100 and today. At the same time, I expect the Blazers to follow in the scoring and to succeed over 100 as well. Chicago shows that at least in the West it can not hold the opponent under t The hosts score with the sack, score a lot of triplets and do not play at all but no defense at all. The preface of the last four matches also helps, with the over to be verified to the three of them and I am expecting it to be done today and to pay this very good 2arrow performance.

Back to back games in the West for the Hawks, who after yesterday's Los Angeles-based Clippers (89-76) travel to Portland to be hosted by the Blazers at the Rose Garden. For the hawks we said yesterday some things, such as a team that seldom exceeds 100 points, even with teams that do not play at all. This was also confirmed yesterday when they stopped at 76 points and in combination with the good defense they have traditionally played in recent years , came this ... karaunder of the 165 set. It's a group which puts the greatest weight on defense, which is, and must be, their strong point, especially this year, when it is lacking in a top-of-the-line top-level shooter such as Joe Johnson. Excluding the first two games of the season, which apparently had not yet begun defending, none of the next three succeeded, but they did not even get over 95 points. In fact, they managed to keep low attacks like the Thunder (95 ), Heat (95) and Clippers (89), proof of good defensive function. In addition, they are in the middle of the relevant receiving an average of 94,8 points, allowing the opponent to shoot with 44,8% (11 the worse) 32,2% to triplets (8 best), sample of good region eiakis playing defense. At the same time, it has the ninth worst assault with an average of 92 points per match, and 10 is the best field goal percentage with 44,9%, while just below the middle of the table is the three-pointer with 33,6%. they have always a very slow tempo, with Larry Drew's players usually exhausting their attack time. A special feature of the latter is that in their two home games so far they have achieved only 7 fast break points, while taking 12, those in the match with Thunder as yesterday This was nothing on either side. Absences for the technician of "hawks" are none other than Johan Petro.

The Blazers are coming from three consecutive defeats, with Spurs (112-109) and Clippers (103-90) coming in at home and Dallas (114-91) ahead of them. (95-85) and the Lakers in (116-106), while midfielders had their first defeat in the Oklahoma (106-92) season. As you can see in results, he did not score more than 95 points in the 4 / 6 matches he gave so far, at the time he consistently accepted everyone (except for Houston) over 100. This is a set that aggressively looks a bit "little" compared to previous years and this is mainly due to the far below average solutions available on the bench, since beyond the starting five there is nothing remarkable, who can ultimately make a difference and give a score. Characteristic of this is the fact that 13 (three players), 6 (two players) and 4 (two players) took the bench to the races with Lakers, Rockets and Spurs respectively, while in all the rest once the bench gave over XNU MX. However, they manage to keep close to the 20 stack with an average of 100 points (98,8 the best) and a percentage of 9% (42,7 from the end) and 13 best in triplets with 8%. Defensive is the second worst in the league with a passive 37,3, having the worst opponents field goal percentage with 104,3% and 50,7% on the three-pointers. All of this, of course, without having faced a team of the East and much more a team like the Hawks who their strong point is defense, when they are not aggressively saying a lot of things. There are no absences for today's game, apart from Eliot Williams's well-known and long-standing.

Below you can see the results of the last seven matches in Rose Garden, where only two of them have surpassed the current total points.

18/02/12 Blazers-Hawks 97-77
27/02/11 >> >> 83-90
03/11/09 >> >> 91-97
20/02/09 >> >> 108-98
27/01/08 >> >> 94-93
03/12/06 >> >> 96-107
05/11/05 >> >> 94-93

While in the Atlanta Phillips Arena, the under is verified on a permanent basis

18/01/12 Hawks-Blazers 92-89
12/03/11 >> >> 91-82
16/11/09 >> >> 99-95
15/03/09 >> >> 98-80
21/01/08 >> >> 109-111

I will go with the under as all the elements lead to there and I can not understand for the reason why the line is so high. The Hawks play defense, they are very aggressive, where they rarely put three-digit, while their Blazers 4 / 6 fights they have not even passed the 95. At the same time, they have a very bad quality bench, from which points they do not even see ... with an application. As long as they try to give a fast pace to the game, the home team believe that the very slow tempo of the scorers will also affect them whenever I foresee a yen Kes lines cautious play from both, with few mistakes and few fast break points.