Rockets vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Wednesday, January 7
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (17-20) host the Houston Rockets (22-11) on Wednesday, January 7 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 102 – Trail Blazers 103. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 69% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Trail Blazers are 8-9 at home and the Rockets are 11-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Trail Blazers and 6-4 for the Rockets (current streaks: Trail Blazers W3, Rockets W1).
The analysis Model
The Rockets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Trail Blazers 112 – 119 Rockets, a margin of about 6.3 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-2.4 vs +6.3 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 (110.7 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOUPOR
Top performers
Rockets
Kevin DurantF · #737pts / game
Amen ThompsonG · #16assists
Tari EasonF · #1713reboundsTrail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #841pts / game
Caleb LoveG · #84assists
Donovan ClinganC · #237reboundsRecent form
HOUPORHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 22-11 | Record | 17-20 |
| 118.0 | Points scored / game | 115.4 |
| 110.7 | Points allowed / game | 118.2 |
| +6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.4 |
| W1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 11-9 road | Home / road record | 8-9 home |
| 52-30 (+4.5) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Rockets
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.