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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 Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 236.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 121-110 loser as they battled the Grizzlies on the road. The Rockets failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 231 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 115-112 result against the Hornets on January 13. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a -8.5-point favorite, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 17-24 SU,15-24-2 ATS
Portland is 2-9-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Portland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Houston:
Team record: 26-13 SU,19-20 ATS
Houston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Dallas Friday, January 17
Houston home to Los Angeles Saturday, January 18