The Portland Trail Blazers (13-27) will attempt to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (27-13) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Moda Center as big, 11.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on KATU, SCHN, and KUNP.

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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU, SCHN, and KUNP
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Venue: Moda Center

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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 117 – Trail Blazers 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 11.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-10.1)
• Pick OU:

  Under (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.4

• The Rockets’ .575 ATS win percentage (23-17-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Trail Blazers’ .500 mark (20-20-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• Houston (3-1) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 11.5 points or more this season (75%) than Portland (5-5) does as an 11.5+-point underdog (50%).
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Portland and its opponents don’t do it as often (47.5% of the time) as Houston and its opponents (55%).
• The Rockets have a .778 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (21-6) this season while the Trail Blazers have a .324 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (12-25).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets have been led by their defense, as they rank fifth-best in the NBA by surrendering only 108.0 points per game. They rank 12th in the league in points scored (114.0 per contest).
• Houston is top-five this season in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 48.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranks seventh with 42.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
• When it comes to assists, the Rockets are putting up just 22.3 assists per game (second-worst in league).
• Houston is committing 12.7 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest (seventh-ranked).
• The Rockets, who are 24th in the league with 12.2 threes per game, are shooting just 33.7% from downtown, which is third-worst in the NBA.

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• On offense, the Trail Blazers are the fifth-worst team in the NBA (107.9 points per game). On defense, they are 24th (116.9 points allowed per game).
• On the boards, Portland is 23rd in the league in rebounds (43.2 per game). It is 21st in rebounds conceded (44.8 per game).
• This season the Trail Blazers are third-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.2 per game.
• In 2024-25, Portland is third-worst in the league in turnovers committed (15.7 per game) and ninth in turnovers forced (14.2).
• The Trail Blazers are 24th in the league in 3-pointers made (12.2 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.9%).

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