This is a 10* SIDE OF THE WEEK on the Portland Trailblazers.

Portland is red hot and with Boston and Oklahoma City up next, this next three game stretch will be a telling one for the Blazers. First things first though is the Rockets. Note that the Blazers play with revenge here after falling 121-112 in Houston in the most recent matchup on January 10th. Houston is on a big run as well. After losing to Toronto the Rockets have now won five straight, including two straight on the road. But with a night off before an extended home stretch and with "cream puffs" Detroit, New Orleans, Atlanta and Chicago all coming to town, clearly it's not too hard to imagine the visitors in some small way getting caught looking ahead here. Note that Houston is just 5-7 ATS this year after allowing 115 points or more in its previous contest, while Portland is 9-5 ATS after scoring 115 points or more. An outright upset isn't out of the question, but we're still going to grab the points. Play on the BLAZERS.

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