Portland at Houston

The Portland Trailblazers will take their 22-6 record to Houston tonight to do battle with a Houston team that is 22-7 on the season. This is a big game in terms of the ego of a pair of up and coming NBA powers to get a feel for where they are. Houston is not playing well right now as they needed overtime vs. a mediocre Denver team on the road and have now dropped the first two games of this home stand, giving them five home losses on the season. Portland has been a streaky, hot team as they have won five straight games or more now for the third time this season. The Blazers have taken three straight on the road, including the first two on this road trip, have more together in the moment than Houston. Portland is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 vs. a winning team, and the Rockets have struggled on a day of rest at 2-8 ATS in their last 10. Make the play on Portland.