Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers: Prediction & Odds, Betting Tips 18/12/2022 | Team News & Preview
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Trail Blazers – 1.744.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 225 – 1.652.
Match Predict – Handicap (-2) for Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers need to score points against teams like the Houston Rockets in order to make the playoffs. There’s no doubt that the team will do its best to succeed. The Blazers already handed the Texans a humiliating defeat on the home court in October. This time the game should follow a similar pattern.
Total Points Over 225
The Rockets are averaging 112 home points, while Portland is averaging 109 in the away games. In their first head-to-head game of the season, the teams managed to surpass the 235-point mark. All indications are that this game will be quite productive.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers: Key Numbers & Markets
Preliminary review and match prediction for Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers
Houston Rockets:
The Houston Rockets are one of the Western Conference underdogs. The team is in 14th place with 9 wins and 19 defeats.
The team was on a two-game winning streak until they lost at home to the Miami Heat (108-111). The best player on Houston’s roster was Jalen Green. He scored 22 points.
Before that, the Rockets had two wins at Toyota Arena. They defeated the Phoenix Suns (111-97) and Milwaukee Bucks (97-92).
Bari put up a double-double against the Heat! 🔥
15 PTS | 11 REB@CreditKarma | #MoneyMoveoftheGame pic.twitter.com/SLbA9lPEjO
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 16, 2022
Portland Trail Blazers:
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the top 6 of the Western Conference. In 29 games, they have won 16 times and lost 13 times.
At home, the Trail Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (124-118 and 133-112) and San Antonio Spurs (128-112).
However, the team’s three-match winning streak was interrupted. A fourth straight victory did not come in the game against Dallas. They lost with a score of 130-110.
The Portland Trail Blazers had scored at least 120 points in each of the previous four meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers have won four of their last six face-offs.
#GAMEDAY 🤠#RipCity pic.twitter.com/1krNYV5YWY
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) December 17, 2022
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Probable Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Houston Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr. – Jalen Green – Eric Gordon – Jabari Smith Jr. – Alperen Şengün.
Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard – Anfernee Simons – Josh Hart – Jerami Grant – Jusuf Nurkić.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Team News
Jae’Sean Tate (Out), Alperen Sengun (Out) and Tari Eason (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Houston Rockets.
Nassir Littel (Out) and Gary Payton II (Out) are listed as injured for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Safe Bets
The Rockets are averaging 111 points per game this season. We offer to bet on “Rockets Points Under 113.5” with odds of 1.79.
FAQ for Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers
Where will this fixture be played?
The fixture will be played at Toyota Center (18.104) in Houston, Texas, USA.
When will the game take place?
This starting whistle will sound on the 18th of December, 2022, at 01:00 UK Time.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the NBA: Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers at 1xBet.
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