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The Trail Blazers are rolling offensively, putting up 135 and 125 points in their last two outings. They're facing a Toronto team that's not nearly as good defensively as it was the past two seasons. The Raptors also are capable of exploding offensively, as they showed by putting up 144 versus the Kings. Look for the Over to cash for the fifth time in Toronto's last six games.
I almost always wager against a team in the finale of a long road trip, and Toronto is in that spot here as it completes a four-game swing through the Western Conference and playing the second of a back-to-back. There are likely to be some tired legs, and perhaps Nick Nurse rests a key guy or two. The Blazers, meanwhile, may have started to figure things out as they have won back-to-back games in blowout fashion. Portland has covered four in a row at home vs. teams with a losing road record.