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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 112-104 loser as they battled the Pistons at home. The Rockets failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 216 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Trail Blazers were a 119-109 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (228) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 5-7 SU,4-8 ATS
Portland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games
Houston:
Team record: 1-10 SU,5-5-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games
Next up:
Portland at Denver Sunday, November 14
Houston home to Phoenix Sunday, November 14