Free NBA Pick: Rockets vs. Blazers NBA Odds
Looking Friday, March 25th for Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Rockets taking on the Blazers on Friday, March 25th, 2022 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Rockets Blazers matchup.
2022 NBA Handicapping
(18-55) Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (27-45)
Date: Friday, March 25th
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Venue: Bankers Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
NBA Moneyline Odds: Rockets +189 | Blazers -202 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Rockets -2.5
NBA Betting Total: 235
On Friday, March 25th, the Houston Rockets, and Portland Trail Blazers will meet for the third of four meetings this season. The teams will play tomorrow as well to finish the season series.
Portland won the initial two games on November 12th (104-92) and January 28th (125-110) and is hosting both Friday and Saturday’s games versus the Rockets.
Both teams last played Wednesday with the Rockets losing 91-110 to the Mavericks while the Blazers got routed 96-133 by the Spurs.
Last season, the teams played three times with the Blazers winning two of the three contests. The Rockets hold the all-time record having bested the Blazers in 112 of their 205 matches.
Houston Rockets
The Rockets actually have a better record in the last 10 matches than the Blazers registering 3 wins in that stretch. Because they’ve lost so many games early in the season they can afford to play spoiler now.
Without the pressure of “having” to win this team is playing with more freedom and aren’t an easy out especially if they get rolling early. They can afford to win both these games versus the Blazers who in turn will be going out of their way to lose both.
Usman Garuba (wrist) is out indefinitely. John Wall remains on the shelf as the Rockets failed to find a trade partner and are in a stalemate regarding a buy-out given his massive salary.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Blazers are one of six teams with 10 games to play and unfortunately have the easiest strength of schedule remaining. I say unfortunately because this team is doing their best to slide down the ladder and improve their draft position.
Entering this match they are seeded 12th in the West and are seventh from the bottom overall. They could still drop below Kings and Pacers especially since they have an extra two games on Sacramento and one on Indy in hand.
Eric Bledsoe (Achilles) Justise Winslow (calf), and Josh Hart (knee) are all questionable for Friday.
Didi Louzada Silva (knee), Anfernee Simons (quad), and Jusuf Nurkic (plantar fasciitis) are out indefinitely. Damian Lillard (abdominal) is listed as out indefinitely but won’t return this season. Joe Ingles (ACL) and Nassir Little (shoulder) are out for the season.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- The Trail Blazers are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- Rockets are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- Portland is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight-up loss
- Under is 8-2 in Rockets last 10 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 5-2 in the Rockets’ last 7 road games.
- Under is 5-1-1 in the Trail Blazers last 7 home games.
- Rockets are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 head-to-head meetings.
Free Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Prediction:
Instead of figuring out who wants to win this match the more relevant question is who wants to lose this match!
Clearly, the Rockets are positioned in the better position to obtain one of those coveted bottom three seeds and therefore have the best odds of winning the NBA Draft Lottery. But, the Blazers are trying their best to keep sliding via their second-half tanking efforts.
While some teams are still being competitive and simply losing in the final quarter or clutch time the Blazers aren’t even trying to hide their tanking efforts. In the last 13 matches, they are 2-11 allowing opponents to score an average of 127.09 points.
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