New Orleans at Portland

The Portland Trailblazers stood at 18-10 not too long ago but have been playing mediocre basketball since. They are 5-6 over their last 11 games and have managed to cover just three of them. They have averaged better than 120 points per game in each of their last five but have failed to cover any of them. That means they are not playing defense which is a dangerous place to be vs the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans don't care how much you score, because they are going to push the ball and score. If your defense is as bad as theirs they will beat you, because their offense is better. Portland is facing this team at the wrong time. Make the play on New Orleans.