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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
The fans at Toyota Center will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -2-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 232.
In their last action, Houston was a 134-104 loser at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (238) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 132-112 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 244 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 20-28 SU,20-28 ATS
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 14-34 SU,21-26-1 ATS
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Houston is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Next up:
Portland at Chicago Sunday, January 30
Houston home to Golden State Monday, January 31