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PORTLAND, Ore. -- There is something about returning to Portland that brings the best out of Memphis forward Zach Randolph. Randolph did another number on his former team Tuesday night, finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies to a 98-81 victory over the Trail Blazers. Mike Conley had 19 points and seven assists, and Marc Gasol added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies (23-20), who won their third straight and seventh in eight games. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 27 points and 16 rebounds as the Blazers (33-13) suffered their most lopsided defeat of the season. Portland registered a season low for points scored and had their home winning streak snapped at five games. Randolph registered his 27th double-double of the season as a franchise record-setting 190th for the Grizzlies, who never trailed. Portland fell to 18-5 at home. Randolph, who played his first six seasons with the Blazers, averaged 22.7 points on 52.9 per cent shooting in seven previous visits. "Its always fun to come back," said Randolph, who scored 13 of his 23 points in the first half as the Grizzlies opened a 61-46 lead. "This is where I started, man. Thats just the kind of player that I am." The Grizzlies, picking up where they had left off in Saturdays 99-81 home win over Houston, shot 58.3 per cent in the first quarter against the Blazers and jumped in front 31-22 behind Randolphs 11 points. "It was important for us to get off to a fast start and we did," Randolph said. "We had great offence during the game, but our defence was the key." The Grizzlies held Portland, averaging a NBA-leading 109 points a game, to 34.5 per cent shooting two nights after the Blazers shot a season-low 33.7 per cent in a 103-88 loss at Golden State. "Memphis saw blood and they lunged at our jugular," Blazers centre Robin Lopez said. "I really think we kind of slashed our own throat in a way, which kind of let them run away with it." Aldridge was 6 of 7 in the first quarter and Nicholas Batum converted a three-point play that pulled Portland within 24-22, but Memphis outscored the Blazers 7-0 over the final 2:20 of the period to open a nine-point cushion. "We were in attack mode on both ends of the floor," Grizzlies coach David Joerger said. "Most of the night, we were the aggressors." Memphis connected four times from 3-point range in the second quarter, including one by Courtney Lee that extended the lead to 57-39 with 3:39 to play in the half. Damian Lillard connected from 3 for Portland to start the fourth quarter, sparking a 23-13 run that cut the deficit to 94-81 with 2:27 to play. "It was a disappointing game, needless to say," said Blazers coach Terry Stotts, whose team was playing its ninth game in 14 nights. "We got off to a slow start. We caught a team thats trying to put it together. Theyre on a roll and theyre playing very well. They showed that in the first half." Lillard finished with 16 points, Lopez had 14, and Batum 10 for the Blazers. "Were in a rough patch right now," Lillard said. "Were not shooting the ball very well and weve got to defend better. Weve played so well, we were due for a rough patch and a little bit of adversity." The Grizzlies remain in fourth place in the Southwest Division but are gaining ground. "Were getting our chemistry right," Randolph said. "I dont want to say were right there or that were hitting our peak, but its coming. As long as we keep working hard and playing 48 minutes, we give ourselves a chance to compete with anybody." NOTES: Aldridge recorded his 22nd game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, second most in the league behind Minnesotas Kevin Love (26). . With his 15th point Tuesday, Aldridge passed Cliff Robinson for third among Portlands all-time leading scorers with 10,406 points. Aldridges 27 point brought his career total to 10,418. . Memphis guard Tony Allen, whose last appearance was on Jan. 3 at Denver, was not in uniform and missed his 11th consecutive game with a sprained left wrist. Allen was averaging 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds at the time of his injury. . Randolph went into Tuesdays game with 384 career double-doubles, ranking eighth among active players. . Randolph won the 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player Award while in Portland and was the only player in club history to lead the team in scoring and rebounding in four consecutive seasons. Wholesale Panthers Jerseys . 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Philadelphia at Dallas (-3) Dallas should be able to move the ball consistently against the Eagles. Philadelphia is 30th in pass defence, have allowed the third-most touchdown passes with 24 and most plays of 20-plus yards at 49. Still if Dallas can establish DeMarco Murray, they can win time of possession and keep the Eagles offence off the field. Dallas truly had a short week having to fly back from New York but if they stick to basics, and on a short week teams usually do, I do see a seven-point win. Dallas needs this bad as they are back in Philadelphia in two weeks and can put a stop on the three-year streak of 8-8 records. Cowboys. Seattle at San Francisco (-1) Did you know the team that scores the first touchdown in the Thursday night games this season is 12-0? Perhaps an advantage for the 49ers at home. Both teams need this one as they are still chasing the Cardinals. Both quarterbacks have exceptional mobility but I think Russell Wilson is more effective when things break down. What concerns me is the seven sacks allowed by Seattle up front and the absence of Marshawn Lynch last week. These two teams do play again in two weeks so the season is on the line for San Francisco to win at home. 49ers. Tennessee at Houston (-6.5) The Texans have already beaten the Titans 30-16 earlier this year so confidence being back at NRG stadium is high. Ryan Mallett is out for the year so it is back to where it started with Ryan Fitzpatrick. Houston is an excellent takeaway team with an NFL-best 24 and theyre going against a rookie quarterback in Zack Mettenberger. Great competition between Taylor Lewan at left tackle for Tennessee and Jadeveon Clowney at right end. With five games left and a 5-6 record, the Texans still have a shot at a 10-win season. Texans. Oakland at St. Louis (-7) It is hard not to like the Rams in a dominant win. The pressure is off for a week in Oakland. After 16 straight losses, a 24-20 win over divisional rival Kansas City means the Raiders will not be 0-16. It will be interesting to see what the Raiders do at running back. Maurice Jones-Drew was acquired in free agency, Darren McFadden is the experienced incumbent, Marcel Reece is part halfback, part fullback and Latavius Murray is the youngest but most explosive. Who receives playing time these last five weeks means a lot. The last two home wins by St. Louis over Seattle and Denver have been impressive and combined with an 0-5 road record for the Raiders the Rams should win and by more than seven. Rams cover. San Diego at Baltimore (-4.5) The strength of Baltimore is run defence and run offence. I thought they did an excellent job against the Saints - especially in the first half - of making Drew Brees one dimensional and on run offence the consistent good play of Justin Forsett in effectively replacing Ray Rice has been a great story. Forsett needs only 97 yards to be a 1,000 yard rusher and has five games to get it. The strength of the Chargers is Philip Rivers as a quarterback. He completed 14 of 15 passes in the second half for the win against the Rams. The Chargers have to win this one. After the Ravens they have New England and Denver at home, then are at San Francisco and home to KC to end the season. Even though they are coming off the win, I think the Chargers are fading while Baltimore is improving. Ravens cover. Cleveland at Buffalo (-1.5) The Cleveland Browns may be the biggest surprise of the NFL. And now they have Josh Gordon back better than ever. Gordon was targeted 16 times against Atlanta, catching eight for 120 yards. But the Bills responded amazingly well to all the adversity and in Ford Field dominated the Jets 38-3. Even if Joe Haden successfully takes Sammy Watkins out of the game 1-on-1 Robert Woods is an excellent alternative. Buffalo Bills move to 7-5 and beat the Browns. Bills. Cincinnati (-3.5) at Tampa Bay Since the disaster against the Browns in Week 10 at home the Bengals have bounced back to beat both the Saints in New Orleans and last week the Texans in Houston 22-13.dddddddddddd I do think given time Lovie Smith can produce a winner in Tampa Bay. Raheem Morris as a head coach was 17-42. Greg Schiano in his limited time was 4-12. And now Smith is 2-9. They play a Bengal team that has both Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard back. The ability of both players helps Andy Dalton as a quarterback in every way. AJ Green has been thrown to 24 times and caught 18 for 248 yards and a touchdown in the last two games. The third game on the road is a challenge but I like the Bengals. Bengals cover 3.5. Washington at Indianapolis (-9.5) These are two teams with completely different approaches to passing the football. Washington will take what a defence gives them, as indicated by having the leagues lowest distance of completion. The Colts are home run hitters and will take downfield shots consistently to break a game wide open. At home I look for Indianapolis to do just that in the second half and break the game wide open. Colts cover. NY Giants (-2) at Jacksonville Odell Beckham has opened up the offence for the Giants and with his presence it also means more room for running backs Rashad Jennings and Andre Williams. And you combine that fact with the truth that the Jacksonville Jaguars have only scored over 20 points twice this season I say yes, the Giants can win by at least 3. Giants. New Orleans at Pittsburgh (-3) At 4-7 the Saints have to win all of the last five games to hit a nine-win season and yes that might be enough to win the division. For the Steelers they are coming off the Thursday night three-point win at Tennessee but are at home with late November cold against a dome Saints team. No team in football through the last 10 games has allowed more first downs on 3rd and 8 or 4th and 8 or longer than New Orleans. Ill take the Steelers at Heinz Field. Carolina at Minnesota (-2) Tough time for Carolina to travel to Minnesota. One team may have a poor record at 4-7 but there does seem like a competitive plan is in place. The other team too has a poor record and seems to be in confusion and disarray. If Minnesota can hold Green Bay to 24 points they can do the same to Carolina. Cam Newton is on pace to be quarterback sacked 51 times which would surpass his career high of 43. Mike Zimmer knows potential rookie of the year Kelvin Benjamin is one of the players that can do him damage but will do all he can to make sure Newton does not have time to find him. Vikings. Atlanta at Arizona (-2.5) There are concerns at quarterback for an Arizona team that did not play well in Seattle but the question is can the starting defence take the Cardinals to an NFC West division title? They are going to have to compete with a motivated Atlanta Falcon team as any one of the four teams in the NFC South still have a chance to win the division. But Atlanta is the front runner and the reason is that out of the division they are 0-7, in the division they are 4-0. I say the pattern continues...Cardinals cover 3. New England at Green Bay (-3) This is a very possible Super Bowl preview and the first time ever Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers have played each other as starting quarterbacks. The New England Patriots have an absolutely astonishing record of 32-3 in the second half of the season since 2010. Can a Patriot defensive duo of Darrell Revis and Brandon Browner slow down the combination of wide receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb? Can Green Bay on defence slow down a New England offence that has won their last four games by 22 or more points? Minnesota held Rodgers to 209 passing yards. That is the video to study. Patriots. Denver (-1) at Kansas City The concern for the Denver Broncos is that they trailed Miami last week three times at home by 11 points and at the start of the fourth quarter were down by a score of 28-17. The confidence with Denver is in that fourth quarter they exploded for three touchdowns in three offensive possessions to win 39-36. For the Chiefs, against Buffalo and Seattle they barely won and last week in Oakland were 2 for 14 on third down. Peyton Manning over Alex Smith. Broncos over Chiefs. Miami (-4.5) at NY Jets I know you should not go against the home underdog on Monday Night Football but the Jets have won two games and the Dolphins have won six but have been very competitive in the last three losses they have had. Miami easily could be 9-2. And in the six wins the average margin of victory is 19 points. I can see a 19-point win for Miami in New York. Ryan Tannehill was 5-for-5 in the red zone for the Dolphins, and just like the team he is improving. Dolphins. ' ' '