Who’s Playing

Dallas @ Portland

Current Records: Dallas 27-21; Portland 20-27

What to Know

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks will face off at 10 p.m. ET Jan. 26 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It was close but no cigar for Rip City as they fell 109-107 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Despite the loss, Portland had strong showings from small forward Nassir Little, who had 20 points in addition to eight rebounds, and center Jusuf Nurkic, who posted a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Nurkic has had at least 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile,’s it’s hard to picture a worse defeat than the 130-92 bruising that Dallas suffered against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. The Mavericks were down 97-78 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Power forward Kristaps Porzingis had a pretty forgettable game, finishing with only nine points on 4-for-15 shooting in his 25 minutes on the court.

Portland is expected to lose this next one by 4.5. They are currently three-for-three against the spread in their most recent games, however, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

Portland is now 20-27 while Dallas sits at 27-21. A couple defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Rip City has allowed their opponents to shoot 47.30% from the floor on average, which is the second highest shooting percentage allowed in the league. The Mavericks’ defense has more to brag about, as they they rank third in the league when it comes to points allowed per game, with only 103.1 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked in their favor.

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter — Portland, Oregon
• TV: Bally Sports Southwest Plus
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $24.88

Odds

The Mavericks are a 4.5-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 Mavericks as a 4-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Portland and Dallas both have 11 wins in their last 22 games.

• Dec 27, 2021 – Dallas 132 vs. Portland 117
• Mar 21, 2021 – Dallas 132 vs. Portland 92
• Mar 19, 2021 – Portland 125 vs. Dallas 119
• Feb 14, 2021 – Portland 121 vs. Dallas 118
• Aug 11, 2020 – Portland 134 vs. Dallas 131
• Jan 23, 2020 – Dallas 133 vs. Portland 125
• Jan 17, 2020 – Dallas 120 vs. Portland 112
• Oct 27, 2019 – Portland 121 vs. Dallas 119
• Mar 20, 2019 – Portland 126 vs. Dallas 118
• Feb 10, 2019 – Dallas 102 vs. Portland 101
• Dec 23, 2018 – Portland 121 vs. Dallas 118
• Dec 04, 2018 – Dallas 111 vs. Portland 102
• Apr 03, 2018 – Dallas 115 vs. Portland 109
• Jan 26, 2018 – Portland 107 vs. Dallas 93
• Jan 20, 2018 – Portland 117 vs. Dallas 108
• Feb 07, 2017 – Portland 114 vs. Dallas 113
• Feb 03, 2017 – Dallas 108 vs. Portland 104
• Dec 21, 2016 – Dallas 96 vs. Portland 95
• Nov 04, 2016 – Portland 105 vs. Dallas 95
• Mar 23, 2016 – Portland 109 vs. Dallas 103
• Mar 20, 2016 – Dallas 132 vs. Portland 120
• Dec 01, 2015 – Dallas 115 vs. Portland 112