Gambling Notes: Houston took two of three games against Portland during the regular season SU, while going 1-2 ATS. The Rockets have had the upper hand in this head-to-head series lately, going 7-1 SU and 4-4 ATS the last eight matchups. (Portland was 2-1 ATS, 1-2 SU)
Another statistic that jumps off the page is that the ‘over’ has cashed the previous four games in this series. The highest total in any of those contests was 190 points. Only twice during those stretches did a team eclipse 100 points, and one of those games went to overtime.