Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Picks: The high scoring Suns are in Portland tonight to face the Trail Blazers stifling defense. Both squads are coming off of home wins and need to sustain some momentum as they are in heated division races. The game is set to tip off at 10:30pm ET at the Rose Garden; it will be broadcast live on TNT. NBA Picks at online bookmaker Sportsbook.com have the Blazers listed as a slight -1.5 against the spread home favorite.
Phoenix got just its third win in its last eight games on Tuesday night, beating San Antonio 116-104 at the U.S. Airways 
Center. The Suns were blistering hot from three point range, nailing 11-of-18 from beyond the arc in their dispatching of the Spurs. Amare Stoudemire led the way with 28 points and 14 rebounds while Steve Nash contributed 25 points and 13 assists. The victory improved the Suns record to 17-8 and left them 3.5 games behind the Lakers in the Pacific Division.
The Suns are 8-8 on the road this season where they average a league best 104.4 points per game. However, Phoenix has dropped their last five road games and they are allowing an abysmal 106.6 points per contest away from home.
Portland ran its record to 15-11 on Tuesday night with a 95-88 win over the Sacramento Kings. The victory snapped a two game skid and was a nice rebound from a 1-3 road swing. The win left the Trail Blazers four games behind Northwest leader Denver and just a half game back of second place Utah.
Portland, which begins another four game road trip after their game with Phoenix tonight, is 9-4 at the Rose Garden this season. The Trail Blazers are giving up an average of 91.4 points per game at home and only two teams (Miami, Memphis) have topped the century mark against them at the Rose Garden.
NBA Picks Betting Trend: Phoenix is 5-1 against the spread in its last six games as a dog against Portland. The Over is 8-2 in the Suns last 10 games as a road dog with a spread between 0 and 3.5.
Sportsbook.com Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Picks – December 17th, 2009:
Phoenix Suns +1.5 (-110), Over 202 (-110)
Portland Trail Blazers -1.5 (-110), Under 202 (-110)
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