The Portland Trail Blazers are heavy favorites in NBA betting on Monday night as they host the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers have been playing very well of late and gamblers at Sbgglobal are definitely looking to take Portland with their NBA bet in this game on Monday that can be seen on NBA-TV.
Portland is Blazing
The Trail Blazers have won their last five games and actually look like a playoff team. They have also covered the spread in four of those five games. You can never really denigrate a winning streak but we do have to point out that the Blazers haven’t exactly beaten murderer’s row lately. Their five wins have come against New Jersey, Minnesota, Sacramento, the Clippers and Indiana. This game against the Kings should be another win for Portland before reality sets in on Thursday as they host Boston. When Portland is going well they have some players who can make an impact. LaMarcus Aldridge is having an All-Star season and Nicolas Batum and Wesley Mathews are playing well. It will be interesting to see how the Blazers respond in the next week when they face Boston and San Antonio.
Kings Still Playing Hard
Sacramento is not winning games but they haven’t quit. They have lost four in a row and seven of their last eight but almost every game has been close. Their last four losses have come by 7, 4, 2 and 4 points with the last two going to overtime. Normally when a team is having all kinds of trouble winning games you don’t want to consider them with an NBA bet but the Kings are at least worth a look because they are playing close games.
Sacramento Trends
The Kings are 5-2 in NBA betting in their last 7 road games. The Kings are 6-15-1 ATS in their last 22 vs. the Western Conference. The Kings are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 Monday games. The Kings are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Northwest. The Kings are 5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Portland.
Portland Trends
The Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference.
The Trail Blazers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.