Thursday elimination game in Basketball Playoffs Betting

A series that has been very high scoring in basketball playoffs betting could come to an end on Thursday night as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Phoenix Suns in Game 6.  This series was not expected to be competitive in basketball betting since Portland is without Brandon Roy but the Blazers have made it interesting.

Basketball playoffs betting odds on this game are nearly a pick.  The Suns are considered the better team but the Blazers are at home.  Before this series began the Suns had won six of the last ten games at Portland. It has been a very streaky series though. The Suns won five in a row at Portland but before this series began the Blazers had won the last three.  All three of those games went over the total with relative ease.

Portland was able to pull of a Game 1 shocker in basketball playoffs betting by winning at Phoenix to give themselves a chance in this series. They were blown out though in the second game in Phoenix.  This series has been all about pace. If the Blazers get the game slowed down they do very well but if they let the Suns get out and run then they get blown out.

Phoenix was a pretty good team on the road this season vs. the basketball betting line as they went 23-18.  Even though the Suns had the top ranked offense in the NBA, they were a team that went under the total more often than they went over.  The Suns have a potent offense led by Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash. In this series another key player has been Jason Richardson who exploded for 29 points in Game 2.

Portland was not that good during the regular season at home vs. the point spread.  The Blazers are no longer a team that can be trusted to win and cover the spread at home.  Injuries have been part of the problem for Portland. The Blazers are simply not as good without Brandon Roy and even though they took Game 1 in this series they really need their leading scorer back in the lineup. The Blazers have been a team that goes under the total more often at home and over the total on the road.  Taking Phoenix games under is always a risk but more often than not it has worked out well.