Trail Blazers Vs Rockets: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 26, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 25, 2023

The Portland Trail Blazers (28-31) host the Houston Rockets (13-46) on February 26, 2023 at Moda Center. The Rockets are underdogs by a nine-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of two in a row with a 5-5 record in their last 10 games. The over/under is 230.5 points for the matchup.

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Trail Blazers Vs Rockets Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Trail Blazers -9 230.5

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Injury Report as of February 26

Trail Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic: Out (Calf), Justise Winslow: Out (Ankle), Ryan Arcidiacono: Out (Back), Anfernee Simons: Out (Ankle)

Rockets: Danny Green: Out (Trade Pending), John Wall: Out (Abdominal), Kevin Porter: Out (Foot), Jalen Green: Out (Groin)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Trail Blazers (-9)
Total Pick Under (230.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Trail Blazers Vs Rockets Stat Rankings

Trail Blazers Avg. (Rank) Rockets Avg. (Rank)
114.9 (12th) Points Scored 109.6 (29th)
115.3 (18th) Points Allowed 118.1 (25th)
41.4 (25th) Rebounds 46.5 (4th)
9.8 (20th) Off. Rebounds 13.1 (1st)
13.1 (8th) 3pt Made 10.8 (22nd)
24.3 (21st) Assists 22.4 (28th)
13.8 (19th) Turnovers 16.1 (30th)

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Trail Blazers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jerami Grant 54 20.8 4.3 2.3 0.8 0.8 2.3
Jusuf Nurkic 45 13.8 9.4 2.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Cameron Reddish 24 9.4 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 1.1
Shaedon Sharpe 58 7.9 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.0
Justise Winslow 29 6.8 5.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.5

Rockets Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Alperen Sengun 54 14.9 8.8 3.7 0.8 0.9 0.2
Jabari Smith Jr. 56 12.0 7.1 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.6
Kenyon Martin Jr. 59 11.8 5.6 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.9
Tari Eason 59 8.6 5.5 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7
Jae’Sean Tate 21 8.0 3.8 2.6 0.7 0.2 0.4

Betting Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have 29 wins in 59 games against the spread this year.
  • Portland has won once ATS (1-1) as a 9-point favorite or more this year.
  • This season, 29 of the Trail Blazers’ 59 games have hit the over.
  • Portland’s games have finished with more than 230.5 points 29 times so far this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 230.5 points, 0.3 more than the average point total for Trail Blazers games this season.
  • The Rockets are 22-34-3 against the spread this season.
  • Houston has an ATS record of 6-14 as a 9-point underdog or greater.
  • The Rockets have seen 29 of their 59 games hit the over.
  • Houston’s games have finished with over 230.5 points scored 22 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 2.8 points higher than the average scoring total for Rockets games of 227.7.

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