Trail Blazers vs Rockets prediction NBA · Friday, November 14
At a glance
The Houston Rockets (7-3) host the Portland Trail Blazers (6-5) on Friday, November 14 at 8:00 PM ET at Toyota Center (Houston) in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 116 – Rockets 140. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 77% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Rockets are 3-1 at home and the Trail Blazers are 3-3 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Rockets and 6-4 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Rockets W2, Trail Blazers W1).
The analysis Model
The Rockets start with a clear edge. The model projects Rockets 120 – 111 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 9.2 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+6.3 vs -0.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORHOU
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #822pts / game
Jrue HolidayG · #56assistsDeni AvdijaF · #810reboundsRockets
Kevin DurantF · #730pts / game
Alperen SengunC · #289assists
Steven AdamsC · #1211reboundsRecent form
PORHOUHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 6-5 | Record | 7-3 |
| 115.7 | Points scored / game | 118.7 |
| 116.4 | Points allowed / game | 111.2 |
| -0.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.3 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 3-3 road | Home / road record | 3-1 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Rockets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.