Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trailblazers Betting Odds + Playoff Schedule
Portland (4) vs. Houston (5)
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Key to series: Stamina. This series should go 6 and could go 7, and Houston’s starters will have to log huge minutes which could be costly in the end.
Portland 54-28
Houston 53-29
Season series: Houston 2-1
Head-to-head:
(at) Houston 102, Portland 88
(at) Houston 98, Portland 94
(at) Portland 101, Houston 99
Playoff schedule:
Game 1 – Sat April 18 Houston at Portland 10:30PM ESPN
Game 2 – Tue April 21 Houston at Portland 10:00PM NBATV
Game 3 – Fri April 24 Portland at Houston 9:30PM ESPN
Game 4 – Sun April 26 Portland at Houston 9:00PM TNT
Game 5 * Tue April 28 Houston at Portland TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 30 Portland at Houston TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 2 Houston at Portland TBD
Playoff Gambling Trends: This one should be appointment television. Portland is on fire with 10 wins in its last 11, but the only loss in that streak was to Houston. Both teams are dominant at home and about .500 on the road. Interesting that the Rockets have had a great season without injured Tracy McGrady.
How Portland wins: Just connect the dots. The Blazers play with in-your-face instensity, Brandon Roy is one of the best players in the league and there isn’t a team in the league that wouldn’t trade its entire front line even up for Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge. The Blazers are confident and have young legs.
How Houston wins: There is the small matter of a 7-foot-5 Chinese guy that Portland has to deal with. And Houston has great balance with five players scoring in double figures.
Prediction: Portland in 6
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5 replies on “2009 NBA Playoff Betting: Rockets vs. Trailblazers Predictions”
I didn’t realize Portland was playing Utah, or that Utah had a 7’5″ Chinese guy.
“How Utah wins: There is the small matter of a 7-foot-5 Chinese guy that Portland has to deal with. And Houston has great balance with five players scoring in double figures.”
UTAH??? LOL maybe u mean houston.
“Portland is on fire with 10 wins in its last 11, but the only loss in that streak was to Houston”
1.) It’s not only a loss houston completely blown out portland.
2.) Portland’s ONLY win against houston took a game winning shot.
Thanks for the feedback Jon, that’s why we love sports though… Why even play the games right? LOL
Small typo there Don, but thanks for the catch mate!
Who do you see winning this series?
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