Rockets vs Trail Blazers Game Breakdown

Ladies and gents, fasten your seatbelts as the high-flying Houston Rockets zoom into the Moda Center tonight for a playoff showdown against the Portland Trail Blazers, who are looking to ignite some late-season fireworks. With the Rockets blasting through the season with a stellar 27-13 record and the Blazers trailing in the cosmic dust at 13-27, tonight’s 11:00 PM EST tipoff promises more twists and turns than a space opera. The stakes are sky-high with the betting lines tipping heavily in favor of the Rockets by ten points, and an over/under that’s orbiting around 222.5. Both teams are rebounding from recent stumbles, setting the stage for a clash that’s all about redemption and rivalry. So, as the Rockets prepare to launch and the Blazers aim to blaze a trail, get ready for a game that’s sure to rocket past expectations and set the court ablaze!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 18, 2025 11:00PM EST

Location: Moda Center, Portland

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	POR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-420	+315	226.0	-10.0/10.0
Recent	-240	+175	222.5	-11.5/11.5
Difference	+180	-140	-3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

23W-34L

70.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

18W-41L

29.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/23/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	26	21	31	00	104	Under
11/23/24	Houston Rockets HOU	21	29	21	27	00	98	Under
11/22/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	20	25	28	15	00	88	Under
11/22/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	34	31	20	00	116	Under
04/12/24	Houston Rockets HOU	23	31	30	32	00	116	Over
04/12/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	16	35	32	00	107	Over
03/25/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	26	20	21	00	92	Under
03/25/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	19	33	30	00	110	Under
03/08/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	27	37	31	00	123	Over
03/08/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	32	24	20	00	107	Over
01/24/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	27	41	26	130	137	Over
01/24/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	32	33	28	70	131	Over
02/26/23	Houston Rockets HOU	31	27	30	26	00	114	Over
02/26/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	41	29	29	00	131	Over
12/17/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	24	28	22	00	107	Under
12/17/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	24	14	30	00	95	Under
10/28/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	35	24	29	00	111	Over
10/28/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	37	27	29	00	125	Over
03/26/22	Houston Rockets HOU	24	36	25	30	00	115	Under
03/26/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	32	18	20	00	98	Under
03/25/22	Houston Rockets HOU	35	31	30	29	00	125	Over
03/25/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	22	31	29	24	00	106	Over
01/28/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	34	25	34	00	125	Over
01/28/22	Houston Rockets HOU	20	33	32	25	00	110	Over
11/12/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	25	26	23	00	104	Under
11/12/21	Houston Rockets HOU	27	18	22	25	00	92	Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/16	vs SAC	127-132L	46	24	14	93
01/15	vs DEN	128-108W	40	28	8	94
01/13	@ MEM	120-118W	40	28	22	81
01/09	vs MEM	119-115W	44	21	12	96
01/07	vs WAS	135-112W	49	31	10	97
01/03	@ BOS	86-109L	37	9	11	88
01/01	@ DAL	110-99W	35	16	12	89
12/29	@ MIA	100-104L	52	24	12	97
12/27	@ MIN	112-113L	48	19	14	92
12/26	vs NOP	128-111W	54	19	15	97

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/16	@ LAC	89-118L	37	24	16	91
01/14	@ BRO	114-132L	38	20	17	86
01/11	@ MIA	98-119L	51	24	16	95
01/09	vs DAL	111-117L	43	24	12	93
01/08	vs NOP	119-100W	44	24	13	88
01/06	vs DET	115-118L	38	32	16	90
01/04	vs MIL	105-102W	55	21	17	85
01/02	vs LAL	106-114L	42	24	18	80
12/30	@ PHI	103-125L	33	23	24	77
12/28	@ DAL	126-122W	50	27	14	92

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	22.0	20.1	24.0	100%	24.4
Jalen Green SG	35.0	47.1	32.4	100%	32.8
Alperen Sengun C	43.0	48.5	44.0	100%	44.3
Amen Thompson PF	38.0	42.5	29.4	30%	40.8
Fred VanVleet PG	34.0	33.1	34.5	100%	34.8

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deandre Ayton C	32.0	25.4	31.0	100%	31.3
Toumani Camara SF	28.0	25.6	23.1	100%	23.4
Jerami Grant PF	27.0	25.9	26.2	100%	26.6
Shaedon Sharpe SG	38.0	31.3	29.2	93%	30.6
Anfernee Simons PG	34.0	27.2	29.7	100%	30.1

Rockets Notable Injuries

Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 3.0reb, 1.1ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 01/07/25. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.6pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.8

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deni Avdija (SF/PF): Avg: 14.4pts, 7.0reb, 3.7ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 5.7
Donovan Clingan (C): Avg: 5.9pts, 6.8reb, 0.7ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.1
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 0.7
Rayan Rupert (SG/SF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.9reb, 1.1ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 0.6
Justin Minaya (PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 9.7 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	10.5	14.4	+3.9	60%	60%	67%	67%	HOU	-7.8	#1
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Pts	18.5	21.6	+3.1	80%	70%	67%	67%	HOU	+1.4	#22
Toumani Camara	POR	Reb	5.5	6.8	+1.3	20%	40%	60%	60%	HOU	-2.0	#2

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Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#17	#2	#2	-20.4%
PF	#5	#2	#15	#3	-10.2%
PG	#20	#22	#1	#12	-1.4%
SF	#5	#30	#1	#5	-9.6%
SG	#22	#3	#11	#16	-0.5%

Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#22	#17	#25	6.5%
PF	#18	#10	#9	#22	1.7%
PG	#14	#24	#24	#24	3.5%
SF	#19	#20	#13	#19	1.6%
SG	#29	#6	#25	#27	8.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.6

107.9

Rebounds per Game

45.9

42.9

Assists per Game

22.2

23.7

Steals per Game

9.8

7.3

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.2

Shots per Game

92.0

88.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.0

53.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

34.2

Turnovers per Game

13.2

15.2

Fouls per Game

19.7

19.2

Recent Trends

Dalano Banton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.4% to 16.3, 11.5 min average previous 3 games.
Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.0% to 24.7, 14.9 min average previous 3 games.
Aaron Holiday (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.3% to 10.1, 17.2 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.