Portland at San Antonio

Portland is a dog, but are doing everything well this season at #6 in the NBA in points scored, tops in rebounds and #1 in points allowed. The Blazers are 5-1 ATS on the road and 5-1 ATS following a spread loss. Portland won the first two meetings this season, most recently a 129-119 triple-overtime victory in San Antonio on Dec. 19. Portland is also on a 4-0-1 run UNDER the total with that great defense. The Spurs are #7 in the West, but they have just a 7-9 record since December 15th. The Spurs are 1-3-1 ATS against a team with a winning record and 2-7 ATS following a win. These teams will lean on their defense for this showdown, with both ranked in the top 10 in field goal shooting defense (Portland is #2 in FG defense). San Antonio is on a 6-2 run UNDER the total, so grab the visitors and look for a defensive game. Play Portland and the game UNDER the total.