Houston vs Portland: prediction for the NBA match

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Houston Rockets

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17 December 17:00 UTC

Portland Trail Blazers

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Houston suffered a defeat in the most recent match. Will the Rockets emerge to a success in the match against Portland on December 18? The answer is in our prediction.

Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction and Betting Tips (18.12.2022)

Command Analysis

Houston Rockets

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Houston managed to improve their performance in recent matches. But it is not enough to climb out of the bottom. With nine victories and 19 defeats, the Rockets are 15th in the Western conference. In the most recent game Texas team suffered a home defeat to Miami (108:111). Before that, hosts managed to beat Milwaukee (97:92) and Phoenix (111:97).

Alperen Sengun, team's leader on rebounds per game, might miss the upcoming game, just like Tari Eason, another valuable player.

Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers are currently at the border of the play-off zone. With 16 victories and 13 defeats, Oregon team is at the 6th spot in the Western conference standings. In the most recent game Portland suffered an away defeat to Dallas (110:130). But before that, team earned victories over Minnesota (124:118, 133:112) and San Antonio (128:112).

Chauncey Billups' team approaches the game with the strongest line-up. All leaders, including team's leader on points and assists per game Anfernee Simons, are healthy and ready to play.

Trends

СтавкаHouston: total over 110,5 points

Rockets average 111 points per game

1.64

СтавкаPortland: total over 113,5 points

Blazers average 113 points per game

1.67

Tip and bets

1.6Portland to win

Portland must get points in games against such opponents as Houston, if they want to reach the playoffs. Team surely has the ability to beat the Rockets. On October, the Blazers crushed the Texas team at home. We are not expecting a different result today. Sengun will be a big miss for Houston.

Our prediction - Portland to win the match

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1.72Total over 225,5 points

Houston average 112 points per game at home, while Portland score 109 per game on away. In the previous head-to-head game opponents managed to beat the total of 235 points. We are expecting another high-scoring game, because all leaders are available.

Our second bet is on total over 225,5 points

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