Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-26) will compete against the Houston Rockets (27-12) at Moda Center on Saturday.

The Rockets took the court against the Nuggets and went home with a win by a final score of 128-108 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 19 and the Nuggets finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 14 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Denver finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 21 tries. On top of that, Denver pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Denver distributed 22 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the floor on 40 of 75 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the game in addition to creating 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets converted 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (49 of 94) and made 17 of 38 shots from downtown.

Jalen Green is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He was able to score 34 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played for 30 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. Green finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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Houston enters this one with a record of 27-12 for the season. They are averaging 113.6 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 33.7% from downtown (475 of 1,411) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is collecting 48.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 869 assists for the season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They surrender 36.1% on shots from downtown and they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (107.4). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (1,525 of 3,400) and they surrender 42.9 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 1st in the league in giving up assists with 865 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 132-114 against the Nets. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Portland allowed Brooklyn to pull down 44 in all (10 offensive). They finished 46.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 19 out of 41 and ended up shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Nets to make 49 of 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers shot 39 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Portland made 17 of their 38 tries (44.7%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 79.2%. The Nets committed 21 fouls for this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest.

Scoot Henderson ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. Henderson had 39 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this matchup. He buried 13 of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 72.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 13-26 this season. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the league. Portland has earned 4,226 pts on the season (108.4 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.2 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.4 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense surrenders 37.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (550 of 1,455) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.6 dimes and 44.6 boards every game, which ranks them 23rd and 19th in the league. The Trail Blazers are ranked 24th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the floor (26th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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