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2011-12 Portland Trail Blazers Predictions - December 20, 2011

No team has been bitten harder by injuries over the last decade than the Portland Trail Blazers. This team always seems to come into the season with one of the most talented rosters in the league, but then several players get hurt and they simply cannot overcome it. Portland was able to make the playoffs last season with a 48-34 record, which gave them the No. 6 seed in the West. The Blazers would lose to the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks in the first round. Making the playoffs was an accomplishment...

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2011 NBA Playoff Predictions - April 15, 2011

The 2011 NBA Playoffs are set to get underway this weekend. The Chicago Bulls earned the No. 1 seed in the East with a 62-20 record, while the San Antonio Spurs finished with the top seed in the Western Conference with a 61-21 record. Here is a look at how we see the entire playoffs playing out this season. Eastern Conference First Round Chicago Bulls (1) vs Indiana Pacers (8)- Chicago went 3-1 against the Pacers in the regular season, and are clearly the dominant team in this one. Indiana is the...

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2011 NBA Playoff Predictions: Mavericks vs Blazers - April 14, 2011

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Portland Trail Blazers in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs. This series starts on Saturday, April 16th with Game 1 tipping at 9:30 EST on ESPN. It’s perhaps the most intriguing of any series as many feel that Portland is one of the more dangerous teams in the playoffs that nobody is talking about. Dallas comes in as the No. 3 seed with high expectations after a 57-25 season, and No. 6 Portland came on strong at the end of the season to post a...

2011 NBA Playoffs Bracket - April 14, 2011

The NBA Playoffs tip off this weekend and we have your 2011 NBA Playoffs Bracket available to view and download or print. This year’s field has plenty of big names and intriguing matchups. Will the Lakers complete the 3-peat? Can the star-studded cast of the Miami Heat live up to all of the hype? Or will another team step up to the challenge and take home the NBA Championship? All of these question will be answered soon enough, but let’s take a look at the first round of the...

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NBA Spreads: Portland Trail Blazers at Toronto Raptors - February 10, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers go for their third straight win Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. The game will be played in Toronto at Air Canada Centre. This is the second and final meeting between these two teams. Portland won 97-84 at home back on Nov. 6. Taking a look at the NBA spreads for tonight’s games, oddsmakers have the Trail Blazers favored by 2.5-points over the Raptors with the total set at 196.5. Portland comes in off an impressive 109-103 win at home against the Chicago...

NBA Picks: Chicago Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers - February 7, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to host the Chicago Bulls tonight, and will try and continue their recent dominance over Chicago at the Rose Garden. Portland has won three straight, and have won by an average of 33 points in their last two. Oddsmakers don’t seem to think that trend will continue, as our NBA spreads have the Bulls favored by 2.5-points with the total set at 183. Chicago had their six game winning streak snapped on Saturday, as they fell 101-90 at Golden State. This will be...

NBA Spreads: Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets - February 2, 2011

The Denver Nuggets will go for their sixth straight win at home over the Portland Trail Blazers when the two teams face off at the Pepsi Center tonight. This is the third meeting between these two teams this season, with each team winning on their home court. Portland enters off a huge win at home over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Portland won 99-86, thanks in large part to a four day break. Denver struggled to close out their five game road trip as well as they started it. After winning...

NBA Picks: San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers - February 1, 2011

The San Antonio Spurs will get a nine-game road trip kicked off Tuesday night at the Rose Garden against the Portland Trail Blazers. San Antonio beat Portland 95-78 at home on Dec. 12, but have lost their last four games in Portland. San Antonio won 108-95 at home against the Houston Rockets to improve to 40-7 this season. The Spurs have won three straight overall and 11 of their last 12 overall. Things haven’t been going so good for the Trail Blazers, Portland hasn’t played since losing...

NBA Spreads: Boston Celtics at Portland Trail Blazers - January 27, 2011

The Boston Celtics will are set to visit the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night. It will be the final time these two teams hook up this season. Boston won 99-95 at home back on Dec. 1. Tip-off is set for 10:30 ET and will be televised nationally on TNT. Boston comes into the game off a 112-95 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Boston is 6-1 in their last seven games, but have lost two straight on the road, including a 85-83 loss at Washington last Saturday. The Trail Blazers had their season-long...

NBA Spreads: Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trail Blazers - January 20, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers will try for their fourth straight win when they host the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 10:30 ET at the Rose Garden and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Taking a look at the NBA spreads for tonight’s game, oddsmakers have the Trail Blazers favored by 3-points over the Clippers with the total set at 194.5. Need a great place to do your NBA betting this season? Sports Interaction is offering a special 100% sign-up bonus...

NBA Spreads: Minnesota Timberwolves at Portland Trail Blazers - January 17, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers will look to avoid falling back to .500 when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. Portland won 96-89 against the Nets on Saturday to move to 21-20 on the season. Minnesota lost 108-99 at home against the Magic on Saturday, and have won just once in their last seven games. Taking a look at the NBA spreads for this game, oddsmakers have the Trail Blazers favored by 8.5-points over the Timberwoles. Looking for a great place to do your NBA betting this season? Sports...

NBA Picks: Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns - January 14, 2011

The Phoenix Suns will look to build off their most recent performance when they host the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night. The Suns erased a 15-point fourth quarter deficit and wound up beating the New Jersey Nets 118-109 in overtime. It was however just the second win in the last five game for Phoenix. The Trail Blazers will look to get back on track after a couple of tough losses at home. Portland lost 107-100 in overtime against the Miami Heat on Sunday, and then looked completely out of it...

NBA Spreads: New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers - January 11, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers are set to host the New York Knicks Tuesday night at the Rose Garden. Portland nearly ended the Miami Heat’s impressive road winning streak, but fell 107-100 in overtime on Sunday. The loss snapped an eight-game home winning streak. The Knicks also had a rough go of things in their last game, as they got crushed by the Lakers 109-87. Portland won at New York 100-95 way back on Oct. 30. This will be the final meeting between the two teams this season. Our NBA spreads...

NBA Picks: Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets - January 5, 2011

The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers will meet for the second time in four days, as the two teams faced off at Portland on Sunday with the Trail Blazers taking home a 100-85 win. This time around the game will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston, where the Rockets have won nine of their last 10. Houston did lose at Denver on Monday 113-106, while the Trail Blazers fell 84-81 last night at Dallas. Our NBA spreads for this game have the Rockets favored by 6-points over the Trail Blazers...

NBA Spreads: Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers - December 30, 2010

The Utah Jazz will go on the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in third of four meetings between these two Northwest Division rivals. Portland evened the series at 1-1 with a 96-91 win at Utah on Monday, making the road team 2-0 in the series. The Jazz bounced back with a 103-95 win over the Clippers last night, while the Trail Blazers lost 95-77 at Denver in the second game of a back-to-back on Tuesday. Looking at the NBA spreads for tonight’s games, the oddsmakers have the Trail...

NBA Picks: Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets - December 28, 2010

The Denver Nuggets will look to avoid losing their fourth straight game when they host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. All three losses for the Nuggets have been without All-Star Carmelo Anthony, who has been home with his family after the death of his sister. Anthony is expected to return to action tonight, against a Portland team that won 96-91 at Utah last night, and have now won four of their last five. The Trail Blazers won 86-83 at home over the Nuggets back on Nov. 18, but winning on the...

NBA Picks: Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz - December 27, 2010

The Utah Jazz will look for their fourth consecutive victory when they host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. After getting embarrassed at New Orleans 100-71, the Jazz rolled off three straight on the road. Utah is now 21-9 on the season, and hold a half-game lead over the Thunder in the Northwest Division. The Trail Blazers ended a three-game winning streak with a 109-102 loss at Golden State on Christmas. Portland has lost four straight on the road, and have won just two of their last 13 away...

NBA Picks: Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks - December 15, 2010

The Dallas Mavericks get set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time this season at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks just recently had their 12 game winning streak snapped on Sunday, as they blew a 20 point lead in a 103-99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the first loss for the Mavericks since losing to the Bulls back on Nov.19. As for the Trail Blazers, they have lost their touch on the offensive end the last couple games. After scoring just 78 points...

NBA Spreads: Orlando Magic at Portland Trail Blazers - December 9, 2010

The Orlando Magic will open a four-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. The Magic lost 80-74 to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, it was their second straight loss and one of their worst offensive outputs of the season. Portland on the other hand is starting to get things going. After losing six straight, the Trail Blazers have won two in a row, as they put together a 37-point fourth quarter on Tuesday to beat the Phoenix Suns 106-99. Looking at our NBA odds for the game tonight,...

2010 Portland Trailblazers Predictions - October 13, 2010

Odds to Win the 2010-11 NBA Finals: The Portland Trailblazers are showing some nice odds to win the NBA Finals at 25-to-1. That means the experts are giving Portland less than a 4% chance of pulling it off. If you are going to do some NBA betting and think these odds show as much value as I do, take a look at the $125 match bonus being given away by Sports Interaction. Odds to Win the West: The Blazers have the fifth best NBA odds to win the West at 12-to-1, behind the Lakers, Thunder, Spurs,...

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2009-10 Portland Trail Blazers Predictions - October 26, 2009

The Portland Trail Blazers will look to build off of last year’s success when they finished in a tie for first in the Western Conference’s Northwest division with the Denver Nuggets. The Blazers lost in the first round of the playoffs in six games to the Houston Rockets, but this is a young team with a lot of room to improve. Picking up veteran point-guard Andre Miller in the offseason filled a big need for the Blazers, who will also hopefully get a healthy season out of center Greg...

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2008 Portland Trailblazers NBA Predictions & Season Basketball Preview - October 8, 2008

This is the young team with high expectations that several other teams in the conference strive to be. The Blazers finished the seasons with a 41-41 record last season, which was a 9-game improvement from 2006-2007. It took 50 wins to reach the playoffs in the Western Conference, so they will have to show similar improvement this season to live up to the hype surrounding these young players. Keep reading to find out if we think the young Blazers will reach the playoffs and meet their high expectations....