Houston at Portland

Portland has won 11 of its last 14 games and blew out Houston 96-79 on Saturday when Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 21 points and 10 assists. The Rockets shot just 32.5 percent and made only seven of 36 three-point attempts. James Harden scored 33 points but 15 of those were from the free throw line. Houston has lost five of its last seven games,including 123-110 at Golden State last night as Harden finished with 37 points and Dwight Howard added added 16 points and 15 rebounds. The Rockets still have problems defensively as they have an opponent field goal percentage of .464  and teams are averaging 106.6 points against them. Portland has covered the spread the last four meetings and the Rockets are 1-5 ATS with no rest. The Blazers have covered six of their last seven against the Western Conference. Back the Blazers.