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This Saturday, December 17, the NBA will continue with the clash between the Trail Blazers vs Rockets, a game between two teams that have gone through very different paths this campaign, but that arrive to this game at similar moments.
This will be the second meeting of the season between these teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first one by a score of 111-125 to record their seventh win in their last ten meetings with the Rockets.
The best preview for the Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets game can be found at JefeBet, where you can also enjoy the predictions and the best betting odds for this encounter.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Trail Blazers vs Rockets NBA Regular Season Game on December 17, 2022
- Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas.
- When: Saturday, December 17, 2022, 8:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Portland Trail Blazers
Although they have not been as solid as they were at the beginning of the campaign, the Trail Blazers continue to be in the midst of a very good season, ranking fifth in the Western Conference and just 3.0 games behind the top spot, currently occupied by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Portland has attained decent defensive numbers, averaging 111.6 points allowed per game, and while they average 112.6 points scored. They have been much more effective in recent days with the return of Damian Lillard, leaving an average of 124.2 points scored since his return.This is something they will have to bring over to this game, given that this campaign they average 108.9 points scored when playing as visitors despite having a good 9-6 record playing in that condition.
Betting on the Houston Rockets
The Rockets have had a rather complicated campaign in terms of results and performances, however, they have looked much better in recent weeks, mainly due to the fact that they are starting to play more consecutive home games, a condition in which they have lost only one game of their last six games.
However, they have suffered that one defeat precisely in their most recent game played, where although they had a great response in the third quarter to reduce the difference to just 1 point, it was not enough to overcome the Miami Heat, who ended up taking a win by a score of 111-108, being Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. the team’s best with 22 and 21 points, respectively.
The numbers the Rockets have attained this campaign are quite poor, but they have improved significantly in recent days, averaging 111.4 points scored and 108.2 points allowed in their last five games.
JefeBet Prediction
The Portland Trail Blazers arrive to this game while they are going through a very good moment, especially offensively. Although, that does not mean they will have an easy game, more so given that they will be facing a Houston Rockets team that has improved a lot recently, and that was even able to keep teams like the Bucks and the Suns under 100 points.
Also, something that could play in favor of the home team is that the Blazers will enter this game having played the day before, while they will have a day of rest in between, so their physical strength will not be the same, thus giving the Rockets a chance to be a little more intense.
With Houston showing a very good performance at home recently, we expect this to be a very evenly matched clash, with the Rockets putting pressure on a Blazers team that will be playing with tired legs and that will ha no option to let things be decided by close calls.
Prediction: Houston Rockets Spread.
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