The Portland Trail Blazers (13-27) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they try to end a four-game home losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (27-13) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Moda Center. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on KATU, SCHN, and KUNP.

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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

• When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
• Where: Moda Center in Portland, Oregon
• TV: KATU, SCHN, and KUNP
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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 11.5)

• Houston has covered the spread 23 times in 40 games.
• Against the spread, Portland is 20-20-0 this year.
• Against the spread as 11.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 3-1.
• Against the spread as 11.5-point underdogs or greater, the Trail Blazers are 5-5.

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Pick OU:

Under (224.5)

• The Rockets’ 40 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 224.5 points 20 times.
• The Trail Blazers have combined with their opponents to score more than 224.5 points in 19 of 40 games this season.
• Houston has had an average of 222.4 points in its games this season, 2.1 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• Portland’s games this year have had a 224.5-point total on average, zero more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Trail Blazers are the NBA’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Rockets.
• The Trail Blazers have allowed the 17th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Rockets have given up the fourth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-549)

• This season, the Rockets have won 21 out of the 27 games, or 77.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Trail Blazers have come away with 12 wins in the 37 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Houston has a record of 3-1 when it’s favored by -549 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• This season, Portland has come away with a win two times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +400 or longer on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 84.6%.

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