Rockets vs. Trail Blazers betting: NBA preview for January 18

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The Portland Trail Blazers (13-27) host the Houston Rockets (27-13) after losing four home games in a row. The Rockets are heavy favorites by 11 points in the matchup, which starts at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 222.5.

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Rockets Cover -11 vs Trail Blazers -108

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Rockets vs. Trail Blazers betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -571
  • Trail Blazers odds to win: +417
  • Spread: Rockets (-11)
  • Total: 222.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Houston has a 12-8 record against the spread on the road and are 13-7 in road contests.
  • Houston has a 1-0 record ATS in road games this year as 11-point favorites or more.
  • Rockets games have gone over the set point total 12 times on the road this season.
  • Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 223.0 points per road contest this season, 0.5 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 6-4 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Rockets games has surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The last 10 Rockets games averaged 223.7 total points, 1.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Rockets have a points-per-game average 1.6 points above their season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have been favored on the moneyline 28 total times this season. They’ve finished 21-7 in those games.
  • Houston has a record of 3-1 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -571 or shorter (winning 75%).
  • The Rockets have an 85.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (22nd in NBA) 45.0 (third) 48.3 (first) 42.9 (seventh) 22.3 (29th) 12.7 (sixth)

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Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Trail Blazers games have hit the over on the set point total 12 times at home this year.
  • The Trail Blazers are 8-11 in home contests with a 9-10 record against the spread at home.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Trail Blazers to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 223.8 points per contest.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have covered the spread five times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Trail Blazers games have gone over the set total five times.
  • The Trail Blazers’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 222.8 points scored. That’s 0.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Trail Blazers’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 108.6, 0.7 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • This season, Portland has been the underdog 37 times and won 12, or 32.4%, of those games.
  • This season, the Trail Blazers have won two of their 10 games, or 20%, when they’re the underdog by at least +417 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Trail Blazers based on the moneyline is 19.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (25th in NBA) 48.1 (27th) 43.2 (23rd) 44.8 (21st) 23.2 (28th) 15.7 (28th)
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