Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/28/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, January 28, 2022

Venue:  Toyota Center, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers -2, Rockets +2; Over/Under:  233 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers NL, Rockets NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers -2.5, Rockets +2.5; Over/Under:  232.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  20-28 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Houston Rockets:  14-34 (5th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  6-4 last 10

Houston Rockets:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 20-28 record overall and they are 6-15 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Toronto Raptors while their 2 straight losses since then came against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks in their last game. Anfernee Simons led the team in points in that game with 23 while CJ McCollum was next on the team with 20 points. Simons also led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Norman Powell led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 51.2% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 60.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.5 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112.4 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 20-28 this season and their O/U record is 24-24.

 

 

The Rockets are coming into this game with a 14-34 record overall and they are 7-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Utah Jazz while their 2 losses since then came against the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. Kevin Porter Jr. led the team in points in that game with 16 while Christian Wood was next on the team with 15 points. Porter Jr. also led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Kenyon Martin Jr. led the team in rebounds off the bench with 8. They were 41.1% from the field, 26.5% from 3-point range, and 68% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.7 PPG against them. The Rockets have an ATS record of 21-26-1 this season and their O/U record is 27-21.

 

 

The Rockets are coming into this game as a 2 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rockets have not been playing well this season but they have won 2 of their last 4 games and have been better in most of those games recently. They are going up against a Trail Blazers team that has been playing very well in recent games but they have lost 2 games straight now and are starting to get a little gassed as the injuries on their team catch up with them. The Trail Blazers are missing a lot of their starters now and even though they have been getting by recently, they have lost 2 straight and will start to slump in their next few games as they feel the effect of that. The best bet to place in this game is on the Rockets to cover the spread here as they have a good chance of ripping off a win at home against another bad team.

 

Trail Blazers Rockets Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, January 28, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Rockets 117 Trail Blazers 111.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 11-16 O/U as a road favorite of 6 points or less. 2-6 O/U against Southwest division opponents. 3-8 O/U when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. 5-11 O/U after having lost 2 of their last 3 games. 5-10 O/U after 2 or more consecutive losses.

Houston Rockets: 17-25 ATS as an underdog. 11-32 ATS as a home underdog. 30-58 ATS in home games. 17-24 ATS in January games. 13-21 ATS when playing 4 or less games in 10 days. 2-8 ATS after a game where they allowed a shooting pct. of 55% or higher.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  N. Little (SF) Ques Fri - Shoulder injury. R. Covington (SF) Ques Fri - Knee injury. D. Smith Jr. (PG) Ques Fri - Ankle injury. C. Zeller (PF) Early April - Knee injury. L. Nance Jr. (SF) Early Feb - Knee injury. D. Lillard (PG) Mid March - Abdominal injury.

Houston Rockets:  U. Garuba (PF) Late March - Wrist injury. J. Wall (PG) Out indefinitely - Holdout.

 

 

 

"I think guys are fighting and competing hard, whether there's mistakes or not. We're trying to be aggressive. We're trying to figure it out, and we're going to continue do that and play the right way, and live with the results." - Norman Powell on their loss against the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

 

 

"We were a step slow, we were off of our game plan, we were frustrated most of the time because of our mistakes. So, not a good effort from our group." - Stephen Silas on his team’s loss against the Spurs on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Anfernee Simons

SG     CJ McCollum

SF     Norman Powell

PF     Tony Snell

C      Jusuf Nurkic

 

PG     Kevin Porter Jr.

SG     Jalen Green

SF     Eric Gordon

PF    Jae'Sean Tate

C     Christian Wood

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (10.8)

 

PPG: C. Wood (17.4)

APG: K. Porter Jr. (6)

Reb/G: C. Wood (10.2)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Houston Rockets: Chris Finch (2nd season)