Trail Blazers vs Rockets Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Friday when visiting the Houston Rockets. Portland is 6-9 and fourth in the Northwest division, 5 ½ games behind first-place Oklahoma City. The Rockets were defeated by the Thunder 109-99, snapping a three-game winning streak. The leading scorer for Portland was Shaedon Sharpe with 21 points. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Shaedon Sharpe is the leading scorer for Portland with an average of 18.0 points per game. Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.5 per game and Scoot Henderson is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Portland has seven players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 107.4 points per game.

The Houston Rockets look for their second consecutive victory when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Houston is 11-5 and leads the Southwest Division by two games over the Memphis Grizzlies. Houston defeated the Indiana Pacers 130-113 on Wednesday night with Alperen Sengun scoring 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Houston has won six of the last seven.

Jalen Green is the leading scorer for Houston with an average of 19.7 points per game while Alperen Sengun is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 18.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Fred VanVleet is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 per game. The Rockets have seven players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team are scoring an average of 113.6 points per game.

The Houston Rockets will pick up the victory at home on Friday when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. Houston has covered the number in each of the last six and the Rockets are 5-0 ATS in the last five played at home. Portland has failed to cover the number in 14 of the last 20 versus an opponent from the Western Conference. Final Score Prediction, Houston Rockets win and cover ATS 114-104.