Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets Las Vegas Odds & Free NBA Expert Picks

by Aengus Moorehead

Trail Blazers Poised to Make Life Difficult against Rockets

Time: 8:00 PM ET

Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

Watch on: NBA TV, NBCS Northwest, AT&T SportsNet-Southwest

Spread: Houston -6½

Moneyline: Houston -260

Total O/U: 220

Two teams headed in opposite directions are slated to lock horns as the Portland Trail Blazers will attempt to maintain their winning allure while inching closer to the top spot in the Northwest division as they get ready to resume competition with the struggling Houston Rockets. The two Western Conference rivals are scheduled for a showdown set to be broadcasted by the NBATV network Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET and live from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.

The Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak to the Rockets by taking the first meeting 104-85 back on October 30 in Houston easily covering the 4.5-point spread as road underdogs. They had lost seven of their last 8 contests to the Rockets prior to the upset. Despite their poor recent play against Houston, the Trail Blazers still managed to go 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 confrontations. The Rockets, who have lost their last 3 games, enter this affair as a 6.5-point home favorite, according to Bovada Sportsbook, with the total sitting at 220 points.

Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets 15-11 Won 2 104 13-13 112.35 110.42 1.93 9-5 4-8 14-12 6-8 8-4 Report Record Streak Last Meeting ATS Offense Defense Diff. ATS Home ATS Away O/U Record O/U Home O/U Away Injuries 11-14 Lost 3 85 9-16 108.28 109.72 -1.44 4-6 5-10 14-11 7-3 7-8 Report

Portland:

Portland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games

Portland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games on the road

Portland is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston

Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

The total has gone OVER in 18 of Portland's last 25 games when playing Houston

Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston

Portland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Houston

The total has gone OVER in 14 of Portland's last 19 games when playing on the road against Houston

Houston:

Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games

Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games

The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games

Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

Houston is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland

Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland

The total has gone OVER in 18 of Houston's last 25 games when playing Portland

Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland

Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Portland

The total has gone OVER in 14 of Houston's last 19 games when playing at home against Portland

The result:

Portland 122 Houston 114

Aengus NBA Prediction: Portland +6½

Total O/U: Over 220

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