Trail Blazers vs Rockets NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Toyota Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Portland was a 99-83 loser in its last match on the road against the Spurs. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 182 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Houston, they were a 103-89 winner as they battled the Kings at home. The Rockets covered in the match as an 8.5-point favorite, while 192 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Portland:
Team record: 7-4 SU, 6-5 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 11 games when playing Houston
is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games
is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Houston

When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing New Orleans are 8-2
After playing San Antonio are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Houston:
Team record: 4-7 SU, 6-5 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games at home
is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Portland
is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Sacramento are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Next up:
Portland at New Orleans, Monday, January 16
Houston at Washington, Monday, January 16