Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/28/2021

Damian Lillard's Portland Trail Blazers (9-7) will look to earn an upset of Christian Wood and the Houston Rockets (7-9) on January 28, 2021. The Rockets are a 5-point favorite. The point total for the game is 229.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT

Betting Suggestions:

Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Betting Data

Rockets Betting Data

• Houston has failed to cover the spread more often than not this season, going 7-9.
• The Rockets have gone 1-1 as at least 5-point favorites.
• Houston and its opponents have hit the over in only 31.2% of games (5 out of 16 matchups).

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland has a losing (6-10) record against the spread this season.
• The Trail Blazers are 3-2 against the spread this season when they're at least 5-point underdogs.
• Portland hit the over in 8 of their 16 games (50%) this season.

Point Total Insights

• Houston's games this year have gone over the point total for Thursday's matchup total (229 points) in 31.2% of opportunities (five out of 16 matchups).
• In 50% of Portland's games this season (8 of 16), the total points scored was greater than Thursday's 229-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 225.9 points per game, 3.1 points fewer than the total of 229 for this contest.
• The 226.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 2.9 fewer than the 229 total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Rockets games is 8.6 points fewer than the over/under of 229 points in this matchup.
• A difference of 2.6 points separates the average total points bet in Trail Blazers' games (231.6 points) and this game's over/under (229 points).

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Portland has won six games against Houston, while the Trail Blazers are also 3-2 against the spread when playing the Rockets.

Rockets Players to Watch

• Wood leads the Rockets in scoring and rebounding, accumulating 23.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
• John Wall leads Houston in assists, averaging 5.4 per game while also scoring 17.9 points per contest.
• The Rockets get the most three-point shooting production out of Victor Oladipo, who knocks down 2.8 threes per game.
• Oladipo is Houston's leader in steals, averaging 1.8 steals per game, while Wood leads them in blocks with 1.8 per contest.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The Trail Blazers' Lillard racks up enough points (28.7 per game) and assists (7.0 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Enes Kanter's stat line of 10.0 rebounds, 10.1 points and 1.1 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
• CJ McCollum is the most prolific from deep for the Trail Blazers, hitting 4.8 threes per game.
• Portland's leader in steals is Robert Covington with 1.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Jusuf Nurkic with 0.9 per game.

Injury Report

Rockets:

Dante Exum: Out (Calf)

Trail Blazers:

Derrick Jones Jr.: Day To Day (Quad),

Jusuf Nurkic: Out (Wrist),

Rodney Hood: Day To Day (Thigh),

CJ McCollum: Out (Left foot),

Zach Collins: Out (Ankle),

Robert Covington: Out (Concussion)