Milwaukee @ Portland

Current Records: Milwaukee 30-17; Portland 29-18

The Portland Trail Blazers are 2-9 against the Milwaukee Bucks since December of 2015, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. They will face off against one another at 10 p.m. ET at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Allowing an average of 115.17 points per game, the Trail Blazers have been asleep on the defensive side of the ball and will need to wake up before the game.

Portland's matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Portland turned on the heat in the second half with 73 points. Portland made easy work of Detroit and carried off a 124-101 win. It was another big night for Portland's point guard Damian Lillard, who shot 5-for-7 from downtown and finished with a double-double on 33 points and ten dimes.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee had enough points to win and then some against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, taking their contest 112-97. The Bucks' point guard Jrue Holiday did his thing and had 28 points and six assists along with eight boards.

The Trail Blazers are expected to lose this next one by 3. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, however, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Their wins bumped Portland to 29-18 and Milwaukee to 30-17. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Portland and Milwaukee clash.

The Bucks are a 3-point favorite against the Trail Blazers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bucks as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Milwaukee have won nine out of their last 11 games against Portland.