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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 Rockets as -9.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 130-113 winner as they battled the Pacers at home. The Rockets covered in the match as a -5.5-point favorite, while 243 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 109-99 result against the Thunder on November 20. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a +13-point underdog, while the 208 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 6-9 SU,9-6 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 11-5 SU,11-5 ATS
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at Houston Saturday, November 23