A good matchup here for Portland and its backcourt-oriented offense against slow-down Miami. Portland likes to run and is ninth in the NBA in three-point shooting, and the Heat are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 home games. Miami was torched for 108 points on 51.3 percent shooting by the Toronto Raptors in a 14-point home loss on Friday. Miami is favored, but prefers a slower pace at just 27th in the NBA in scoring, outscoring opponents by only 1.6 points per contest. Also, the Heat are 2-8-1 ATS following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. Play Portland.
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NBA
Portland at Miami
December 20, 2015
1:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Portland +5 (-105) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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