In the rubber match of a three-game road trip, Houston visits Portland on Saturday. Led by Anfernee Simons, the Blazers won at Houston in November.

Jalen Green is averaging over 30 points per game this month on elite efficiency, and he’ll look to build on that when Houston visits Portland (+11.5).

The Houston Rockets (27-13) and Portland Trail Blazers (13-27) hope to make it 2-1 in their season series on Saturday night ( 10 ET, League Pass) in Portland. The Rockets had their five-game win streak snapped on Thursday, and the Blazers will try to end a four-game losing streak of their own.

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson had his fourth consecutive strong performance during Sunday night’s 113-102 win over the Chicago Bulls at the Moda Center. But unlike the first three, his contributions helped produce a victory. In fact, the second-year point guard’s 25 points were the most he’s ever scored in a Blazers' win.

Portland will try to end its four-game slide when the Portland Trail Blazers take on Houston. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

Jerami Grant received an important injury update for the Trail Blazers' game on Saturday night against the Rockets.

The Portland Trail Blazers are 4.86 underdogs on 1xbet, which prices the Houston Rockets winning with the (-10.5) handicap at 1.9 odds. Over 225.5 is at 1.87 odds on Betway, which has the under at 1.71. Shaedon Sharpe is 1.83 to score over 18.5 points on Bet365, with Alperen Sengun listed at 1.86 odds to make over 20.5. Read more here.

With a Monday afternoon matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons approaching, the home team could be down a starter. According to the officia

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Our NBA betting picks believe the total is too low as the improving offenses of the Pistons and Rockets meet in Houston on Monday afternoon. Look for Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green to shine in particular.