Rockets at Trail Blazers 1/29/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 01/29/2020 at 11:57 AM ET
The Houston Rockets look for their second straight victory on Wednesday when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets improved to 29-17 following a 120-117 victory over the Utah Jazz despite not having James Harden, Russell Westbrook or Clint Capela in the lineup. Eric Gordon scored a career-high 50 points to lead the Rockets to the victory on the road.
James Harden leads the Rockets in scoring with an average of 36.1 points per game, while Russell Westbrook is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 26.0 points and 7.4 assists per game. Clint Capela leads the Rockets in rebounds with an average of 13.9 per game.
Portland looks for its second straight victory on Wednesday when hosting the Rockets. The Trail Blazers improved to 20-27 following a 139-129 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers in the high-scoring game with 50 points and 13 assists. Lillard became the first player for the Trailblazers the score 40 or more points in three consecutive games.
Damian Lillard is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Portland with averages of 28.8 points and 7.7 assists per game. Hassan Whiteside is the leading rebounder for the Trail Blazers with an average of 14.0 per game, while CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer for Portland with an average of 21.6 points per game.
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The play here is the OVER. The OVER has cashed in each of Portland's last 6 and in 7 of the Trail Blazers last eight. Houston has seen the OVER cash in each of its last three and four of the last six. Houston has the leading scorer in the NBA in James Harden who is averaging 36.1 points per game and who is likely to return after missing the last two games, while Damian Lillard for Portland has scored 40 or more points in each of the last three games including 61 points in one and 50 in his most recent game on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Portland Trail Blazers win, but our best play is OVER 128-123.
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