Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Portland Trailblazers will travel in back to back nights to face the Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night.
Tip off time from Houston is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened with the road club Portland Trailblazers favored by -1 ½ points with an over under of 194 points.
Money early has landed on the side of the road team as Portland is up to a -2 point favorite.
The total has moved up to 196 points.
Portland Trailblazers money line bettors will lay –115 odds with the home underdog Houston Rockets bringing back +105 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
The Trailblazers won and covered the point spread in two of the three game regular season games last year.
The under came in twice at Houston with one over in the only game played in Portland.
The Trailblazers will head to Houston with a record of 7-4 this year. The team is 1-3 on the highway.
Portland averages 98 points with 43.9% shooting with 31.8% coming from beyond the arc.
Defensively the Trailblazers give up 95.4% shooting and 45.4% shooting. Teams connect on 29% from the three point line against them.
Portland has lost two straight games.
The team is coming off the 99-83 road defeat last night to the San Antonio Spurs as a +1 ½ point underdog.
The total landed under the closing line of 195 ½ points.
Portland was flat as a pancake in the second half with just 36 points scored in defeat.
The Trailblazers hit on just 40.3% from the field with 5 of 18 coming from three.
They got whipped on the glass as Portland lost the rebounding battle to San Antonio by a 50-36 margin.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trailblazers with 29 points and seven rebounds on 12 of 21 shooting.
Raymond Felton at the guard position had 13 points with seven assists and made 6 of his 17 shots.
Both Wesley Matthews and Gerald Wallace scored 12 points each.
They allowed San Antonio 51.4% shooting with 6 of 17 coming from three.
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Houston will host Portland with a record of 4-7 on the 2011-12 campaign. The team is 3-1 on their home court.
The Rockets put up 95 points with 44.4% shooting a game with 33.3% from beyond the arc. Houston makes 78.5% of their free throws.
On the defensive side of the court the club surrenders 98 points and 46.9% shooting. Teams hit on 28.2% from the three point line against them.
The club is coming off the 103-91 home victory last night to the Sacramento Kings as a -8 ½ point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the total of 200 ½ points.
The Rockets came on strong in the second half as they outscored the Kings by a 53-39 margin.
Houston connected on 44.9% of their shots with 8 of 21 coming from three.
They simply torched the Kings on the glass as the Rockets won the rebound battle by a 55-36 margin.
Kyle Lowry led Houston with 25 points and nine assists on 7 of 15 shooting.
Luis Scola had 21 points and 11 boards with 9 of 23 from the floor.
Center Samuel Dalembert had 21 points and 16 boards in the win with a solid 9 of 11 shot making.
Houston allowed the Kings 44.4% shooting with 4 of 20 coming from the three point line.
Trend: Houston Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their past four games.
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