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Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 128-120 result against the Thunder on March 06. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a +13-point underdog, while the 248 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston was a 122-116 loser in its last match at home against the Clippers. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 238 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 27-35 SU,32-28-2 ATS
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Portland:
Team record: 17-44 SU,29-32 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games
Next up:
Houston at Sacramento Sunday, March 10
Portland home to Toronto Saturday, March 9