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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -2-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Houston was a 107-88 winner in its last match at home against the Wizards. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 195 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Portland was a 125-122 loser at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (247) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 9-7 SU,6-10 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Houston:
Team record: 7-9 SU,7-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Houston is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Chicago Saturday, January 30
Houston at New Orleans Saturday, January 30