San Antonio burned us again last night with a narrow win and cover in Utah. We will be going against them here again though as this road run comes to an end. The Spurs have won 11 straight games including their first seven games during this roadtrip. The last two could have gone either way however and now playing their third tough opponent in four nights makes the challenge even tougher to keep the streak going. The depth has taken a big hit and could be in even worse shape tonight. While the Spurs were winning in Utah, the Blazers were losing in Los Angeles as they were throttled by the Lakers in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. Portland trailed by an many as 30 points as it was outscored 37-7 to start the game and never had a chance. That presents us with a good rebound opportunity as Portland heads back home where it is 12-5 on the season. The Blazers got back to their wining ways at home with a win over Atlanta after losing four straight. As mentioned, the Spurs are pretty thin right now. In the win over the Clippers, they paid a price as Manu Ginobili got hurt again and is out for a while and center Tiago Splitter also left the Clippers game with an injury. Both are out until March. On top of this Tim Duncan has logged nearly 79 minutes in his last two games on Saturday and Monday so he could very well sit out tonight or be limited in hid minutes. The Spurs got key contributions late from reserves last night and that isn't likely to happen again. The Blazers are 13-3 ATS as favorites of four points or more this season so this is a situation they have excelled at. They have been great avoiding long losing streaks as they are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games following a loss while going 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a spread loss. Portland had won three straight games in this series but lost the first meeting this season in San Antonio which sets up a revenge spot. The Blazers have won six straight at home in this series. 10* (710) Portland Trailblazers

We won with Colorado St. on Saturday and we will ride the Rams once again here in a big matchup for both teams. The Rams are tied for fourth place in the MWC after the win over Wyoming and it has been the home/road splits that have been the difference in their 5-5 record. The Rams have won all of their conference home games and have lost all of their league road contests so getting points at home here benefits Colorado St. Overall the Rams are 12-1 at home, the only loss coming against Southern Mississippi. New Mexico has a two-game lead in the MWC as it is coming off back-to-back blowout wins over San Diego St. and UNLV, the two teams that were right in the hunt heading into those games. The Lobos have been solid on the road this season with a 7-1 record but bow their success is catching up to them in their lines. New Mexico was favored by 7.5 points at Boise St. two road games ago and are favored by close to that same amount against a team that is significantly better. Part of the reason for playing the Rams against Wyoming was because of the revenge aspect and they get a chance to duplicate that here. Colorado St. lost in New Mexico last month and it wasn't even close as the Lobos dominated by 33 points. They dominated the boards 37-27, knocked down nine three-pointers, forced 20 turnovers and win the bench scoring battle 42-5. Expect a highly motivated effort from the Rams who won the meeting at home last season. Having played one of the toughest schedules in the country, the Rams RPI stands at No. 30 this week but they are still on the outside looking into the big dance. They could use one or two more quality wins and this game sure qualifies for that. Colorado St. falls into a great situation where we play on underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points after having covered 3 of their last 4 against the spread going up against an opponent covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread. This situation is 36-11 ATS (76.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (744) Colorado St. Rams