Portland was as bad as it gets on Wednesday and made Charlotte look like Golden State on offense. The Trail Blazers have tried every defensive scheme possible and nothing works, but I'm backing their great scoring backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum to carry them to a win over the 76ers.

Portland didn't have much energy in their last game and the coaches and players said they would have more fire tonight.
There's no way Portland can continue to shoot like it did in Wednesday's loss at Charlotte: 35.1 percent overall, 25.8 percent from deep. The 76ers have surprisingly won seven of their past nine but mostly against weak Eastern Conference teams. Look for the Blazers to improve to 6-2 ATS in their last eight games following a straight-up loss as they get the win and cover here on Friday night.