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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 Saturday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -4-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 230.
In their last action, Houston was a 111-108 loser at home against the Heat. They earned a push of the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (219) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 130-110 result against the Mavericks on December 16. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 16-13 SU,19-10 ATS
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 9-19 SU,13-12-3 ATS
Houston is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Oklahoma City Monday, December 19
Houston home to San Antonio Monday, December 19