The Houston Rockets (7-9) are 4-point favorites as they look to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (9-7) on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Toyota Center. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET on TNT.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | -4 | -115 | -105 | – | – | – |
Head to Head
Portland has won six of its last 10 head-to-head meetings with Houston. The Trail Blazers have an advantage against the spread as well (3-2) when taking on the Rockets.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2020 | Trail Blazers | Trail Blazers | -8 | 225.5 | -335 | 267 | Regular Season | 128-126 POR |
| 8/4/2020 | Rockets | Trail Blazers | -3 | 244.5 | -158 | 132 | Regular Season | 110-102 POR |
| 1/29/2020 | Rockets | Trail Blazers | -5 | 242 | -207 | 170 | Regular Season | 125-112 POR |
| 1/15/2020 | Rockets | Rockets | -8.5 | 236.5 | -414 | 321 | Regular Season | 117-107 POR |
| 11/18/2019 | Rockets | Rockets | -7.5 | 231 | -333 | 266 | Regular Season | 132-108 HOU |
| 1/5/2019 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 110-101 POR |
| 12/11/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 111-104 HOU |
| 10/30/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 104-85 POR |
| 4/5/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 96-94 HOU |
| 3/20/2018 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 115-111 HOU |
Rockets Betting Information
- Houston has covered in just seven of 16 matchups this season.
- When favored by at least 4 points, the Rockets have struggled to a 1-2 record ATS this season.
- Houston has more often than not combined with its adversaries to fall short of the total, doing so 5 times in 16 contests (31.2%).
Trail Blazers Betting Information
- Portland has failed to cover the spread in more than half of its contests, going 6-10 ATS.
- When they are at least 4-point underdogs, the Trail Blazers have a record ATS of 5-6.
- Portland has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 50% of matchups this year (8 out of 16 contests).
Rockets Leaders
- Christian Wood leads the Rockets in points and rebounds. He contributes 23.5 points per game while also adding 10.8 rebounds.
- Houston’s assists leader is John Wall, who averages 5.4 per game.
- The Rockets are led by Victor Oladipo from long distance. He knocks down 2.8 shots from deep per game.
- Houston’s blocks leader is Wood, who records 1.8 per game. Oladipo leads the team averaging 1.8 steals a contest.
Trail Blazers Leaders
- The Trail Blazers go-to guy, Damian Lillard, leads the team in both scoring (28.7 points per game) and assists (7.0 assists per game).
- Enes Kanter collects all of the boards and is the Portland leader in rebounds, getting 10.0 per game.
- CJ McCollum makes more threes per game than any other member of the Trail Blazers, cashing in 4.8 treys per game.
- Nobody on Portland grabs more steals than Robert Covington (1.4 per game) or blocks more shots than Jusuf Nurkic (0.9 per game).
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