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It’s Friday, December 13th, and the San Antonio Spurs (12-12) will face off against the Portland Trail Blazers (8-16) at the Moda Center in Portland. The Spurs have a road record of 3-6 with a point differential of -2, while the Trail Blazers have a home record of 5-5 in their last ten games.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Spurs vs. Trail Blazers live today

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Time: 10 pm EST

Site: Moda Center

City: Portland, OR

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Game odds for Spurs vs. Trail Blazers

The latest odds as of Friday:

Odds: San Antonio Spurs (+165), Portland Trail Blazers (-140)

Spread: Trail Blazers -3.50

Over/Under: 223.5 points

That gives the Spurs an implied team point total of 112.84, and the Trail Blazers 111.02.

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Expert picks & predictions for Friday Spurs vs. Trail Blazers game

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Drew Dinsick's (@whale_capper) Top Play: Spurs -2.5
"Not sure what I'm missing here but the Spurs are a -1 team while the Blazers are a -5 and have very light home court advantage in this spot so fair should be close to -3.5 or -4."

Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Spurs & Trail Blazers game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Antonio Spurs on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Portland Trail Blazers at 3.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 223.5.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Spurs vs. Trail Blazers on Friday

The UNDER is 13-9 in the Trail Blazers' games against Western Conference teams this season

The Trail Blazers have failed to cover in their last 3 games as an underdog

The Trail Blazers have lost 4 of their last 5 games

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