The Golden State Warriors are in Portland for the second game of their mini two-game road trip that saw them defeat the LA Lakers 134 to 120 as three-point road underdogs their last time out. Tonight, our focus is on the total with this game qualifying in the same power situation that gave us last night’s total winner with Under in the Spurs-Thunder game. Although tonight it has qualified the Over as the play in this one. Golden State averages 118 points per game which ranks seventh in the league while shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three-point range. The Warriors allow 115.5 points per game which ranks 18th while carrying a defensive rating of 115.4 which ranks 15th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers have struggled on both ends of the floor with Portland allowing 115.5 points per game which ranks 15th with a defensive rating of 117.5 which ranks 23rd in the league. The Trail Blazers offense averages 106.8 points per game which ranks 28th in the NBA. Even with the Blazers low scoring average our numbers and situational elements all point to the high side. Our TPR Index projects a game total average of 227.6 points. The MM projects a total point differential of +6.29 points against the current total range. The SIM Matrix has the OVER with a 73.91 percent advantage against the total in tonight’s contest. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has offensive and defensive splits for both teams on the high side of their current season averages. Golden State on the road at Portland and coming off a game on the road where they were favored, they are a perfect 7-0 Over including 6-0 Over if they are installed as a road favorite in this situation. Play OVER on NBA home underdogs in this price range coming off a game where they were the underdog and the game went Over, 52-33-1 OVER. Play AGAINST a road favorite of 11+ points with a TOTAL over 198 points off a road game vs. an opponent off a SU loss, 74-58-1 OVER. We are going to play this one to finish on the high side of the oddsmakers total tonight in Portland.