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The Portland Trail Blazers will take on the Houston Rockets at 10 p.m. ET Friday at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 27-45 overall and 17-19 at home, while Houston is 18-55 overall and 7-30 on the road. Both teams are sitting outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference. 

Houston is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Rockets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 234. Before entering any Rockets vs. Trail Blazers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Trail Blazers vs. Rockets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Rockets vs. Trail Blazers:

  • Trail Blazers vs. Rockets spread: Trail Blazers +3.5
  • Trail Blazers vs. Rockets over-under: 234 points

What you need to know about the Trail Blazers

Portland put together a four-game winning streak in the middle of February, but it has struggled since then. The Trail Blazers have only won two games in the past month, with one of those victories coming at Detroit on Monday night. They were unable to build on that momentum, losing to San Antonio in a blowout on Wednesday. 

The Trail Blazers are 3.5 games back of the Lakers for the final play-in spot in the Western Conference, so they cannot afford a loss on Friday night. Portland has won five straight home games against Houston. Leading scorer Damian Lillard is among nine Blazers listed as out for tonight with Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons and Josh Hart also joining him on the sideline. 

What you need to know about the Rockets

Houston has lost six of its last seven games, but it also picked up a win on Monday. The Rockets put together one of their best performances of the season in a 115-97 win over Washington. They followed it up with a 110-91 setback at Dallas on Wednesday night, though. 

The Rockets have already been eliminated from playoff contention, so they will be trying to build towards the future. Fifth-year center Christian Wood leads the team with 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Jalen Green is adding 15.6 points. Houston has failed to cover the spread in six straight road games. 

How to make Rockets vs. Trail Blazers picks

The model has simulated Trail Blazers vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Rockets vs. Trail Blazers? And which side covers well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.