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The Brooklyn Nets<\/a> (17-54) and Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> (35-37) meet Monday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze NBA odds around the Nets vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n Season series: Trail Blazers leads 1-0<\/p>\n Portland won 114-95 in Brooklyn last Monday as an 11-point favorite as the Under (221.5) cashed. Portland G Deni Avdija went for 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and a block, while F Toumani Camara added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, with a pair of 3-pointers. Brooklyn C Nic Claxton ended up with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks in the losing effort.<\/p>\n The Nets have dropped 7 in a row, including a 126-122 loss at the Sacramento Kings Sunday as a 6.5-point underdog as the Over (218.5) cashed. G Ben Saraf went for 22 points off the bench, hitting 10-of-20 from the field. However, C Danny Wolf (ankle) rolled his left ankle Sunday, and he did not return.<\/p>\n Brooklyn is a solid 4-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 games, while the Under is 5-1 in the same span. The Nets have scored 97 or fewer points in 5 of the past 6 outings.<\/p>\n Brooklyn is playing on no rest, and it is 1-11 SU and 2-9-1 ATS in 12 games playing in the second end of a back-to-back. The Over-Under is 6-6 in those games with no rest. On no rest, Portland is 8-5 SU\/ATS in 13 games this season, while the Under has gone 8-5<\/p>\n Portland lost 128-112 on Sunday at the Denver Nuggets as an 8-point underdog as the Over (237.5) cashed, with Avdija going for 23 points and 14 assists, while C Donovan Clingan ended up with 18 points and 13 boards.<\/p>\n The Blazers are back home after the NCAA Tournament’s first- and second-round games last week. Portland won 3 of the final 4 games on the road, while going 2-2 ATS. The Under went 3-2 on the 5-game road trip, and the Blazers are now just a half-game back of the LA Clippers for the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff standings.<\/p>\n Watch the NBA on Fubo!<\/a>Nets at Trail Blazers odds<\/p>\n Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:37 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Nets +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Trail Blazers -1000 (bet $1,000 to win $100)Against the spread: Nets +14.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers -14.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 218.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Nets at Trail Blazers key injuries<\/p>\n Nets<\/p>\n (Not yet submitted — below was for Sunday’s game)<\/p>\n C Nic Claxton (rest) probableF Noah Clowney (wrist) questionableF Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) outC Danny Wolf (ankle) questionable<\/p>\n Trail Blazers<\/p>\n (Not yet submitted — below was for Sunday’s game)<\/p>\n F Jerami Grant (calf) questionableG Vit Krejci (calf) questionableG Shaedon Sharpe (calf) out<\/p>\n For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nets at Trail Blazers picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n Trail Blazers 116, Nets 98<\/p>\n The Trail Blazers (-1000) will cost you 10 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for a team with a losing record. Heck, it’s too much to risk on any wager.<\/p>\n Portland is coming in hot, winning 3 of the past 4 games, but this is too much risk, especially for a team playing on no rest. Even as part of a multi-leg parlay, AVOID.<\/p>\n The TRAIL BLAZERS -14.5 (-110) are worth playing laying the double digits, but be careful. Portland is 1-2 ATS in the past 3 tries as a double-digit favorite. However, that lone cover was in Brooklyn in a 114-95 victory last Monday as an 11-point favorite.<\/p>\n On the flip side, the Nets are 1-2 ATS in the past 3 games as a double-digit underdog, while going 4-13 ATS in the past 17 games catching 10+ points.<\/p>\n UNDER 218.5 (-105) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.<\/p>\n The Under has cashed in 5 of the past 6 games for Brooklyn, including last Monday’s loss at home to Portland.<\/p>\n For the Blazers, the Under is 3-2 in the past 5 games. Be careful, though, as the Over is 9-1 in the past 10 games at home.<\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow @danieledobish<\/a> on\u00a0Twitter\/X.\u00a0Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Access more NBA coverage:<\/p>\n HoopsHype<\/a> | Celtics Wire<\/a> | Nets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Rockets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Sixers Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Thunder Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Warriors Wire<\/a>\u00a0| LeBron Wire<\/a> |\u00a0Rookie Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0List Wire<\/a><\/p>\n