Blazers 2.5-Favorites Against Rockets

In a late evening game (10:30 p.m. ET) on ESPN, two Western Conference juggernauts in the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers will go head-to-head.

The Blazer are the 2.5-point favorites against the Rockets. The Rockets are the No.3-seeded team in the West while the Blazers are ranked No.4 in the conference.

The Blazers lost their last outing 121-113 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They failed to cover a 5-point spread as favorites. The total score was 234, so OVER better were sent to the window.

Portland is 4-2 against the spread in its last six games, while going 5-1 straight up. Portland will host the Rockets are are 4-2 against the spread in their last six home games.

Houston won its last game, 114-100, against the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets cover the spread as 4-point favorites and sent UNDER bettors to the window.

Houston is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games and 7-2 straight up in their last nine games. They are 2-4 straight up over their last six games on the road.

The total for the game is set at 205 points.

The Rockets have gone over in 16 of their last 24 games on the road. When the Rockets go to Portland they have gone OVER six of those last seven games.

The Blazer have hit the OVER in four of their last six games. However, Portland trends toward the UNDER when at home with four of their last six games going UNDER when playing in Portland. The Blazer, though, trend OVER when playing against Houston as 13 of their last 15 games against the Rockets have went OVER.