Detroit at Portland

Portland must be feeling good about themselves right now. They struggled to a 0-3 start, but after three-straight wins, have gotten even at 3-3. First-half totals in this range, in the first half of the season, after a team has won 2+ at home, have been 62-29 last 91, good for 68%! Teams tend to be more inspired off of wins, and that usually means more defensive intensity to start the game. Detroit is 12-1 to the first-half UNDER after winning four of their last five games, so we expect both of these teams to come out with defensive intensity, and therefore will play the first-half UNDER.