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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Rockets on Monday when they battle the Portland Trail Blazers at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
The Rockets were a 147-119 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Jazz. They covered the -10-point spread as favorites, while the total score (266) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 114-111 result against the Nuggets on March 23. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a +10.5-point underdog, while the 225 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 19-52 SU,35-36 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 35-35 SU,39-29-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland at Atlanta Wednesday, March 27
Houston at Oklahoma City Wednesday, March 27