Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers 1/28/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets meet Friday in NBA action at the Toyota Center. The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Houston Rockets look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 108.5 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 112.4 points on 47.5 percent shooting. CJ McCollum is averaging 20.4 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Norman Powell is averaging 18.4 points and 2.1 assists. Anfernee Simons is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 10.8 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 76.8 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.

The Houston Rockets are averaging 108.3 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 116.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Christian Wood is averaging 17.4 points and 10.2 rebounds, while Eric Gordon is averaging 14.6 points and 2 rebounds. Jalen Green is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Porter Jr. is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game.

The Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Rockets are 14-39 ATS in their last 53 home games and 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Trail Blazers last 7 road games. The over is 20-8 in Rockets last 28 overall. The Trail Blazers are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Houston and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The Portland Trail Blazers need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to stay in the playoff race, and they have been a different team since the return of CJ. The Houston Rockets continue to pile up the losses, and they don’t cover numbers. The Rockets are 7-14 against the spread at home, and they lose by an average of 7.5 points at home as well. I’ll lay the bucket.