{"id":521719,"date":"2026-01-07T04:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521719\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:15:14","slug":"rockets-vs-trail-blazers-predictions-odds-stats-jan-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521719\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Predictions, Odds &#038; Stats \u2013 Jan. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Portland Trail Blazers (17-20) are underdogs (+5.5) as they attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Houston Rockets (22-11) at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Moda Center. The game airs on KUNP and SCHN.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/62741?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1420&amp;pb=973198&amp;cid=Uz2qfiW8Q7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/ripcityradio.iheart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rip City Radio 620 Portland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Predictions for Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer model for this game expects a final score of Rockets 120, Trail Blazers 114.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-237)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Over 225.5 (computer predicts 233.4 points)<br \/>\nPick ATS: Rockets (-5.5)<br \/>\nRecent Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Matchups<\/p>\n<p>Rockets 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, Houston has put together an 18-15-0 record against the spread.<br \/>\nWhen they have played as at least 5.5-point favorites this season, the Rockets are 11-12 against the spread.<br \/>\nHouston&#8217;s games have hit the over in 18 out of 37 opportunities (48.6%).<br \/>\nThe Rockets have won 21, or 67.7%, of the 31 games they&#8217;ve played as favorites this season.<br \/>\nThis season, Houston has won 14 of its 21 games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -237 on the moneyline.<br \/>\nTrail Blazers 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Portland&#8217;s ATS record is 20-17-0 this year.<br \/>\nThe Trail Blazers have a 9-4 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 5.5 points or more.<br \/>\nPortland&#8217;s games have hit the over 20 out of 37 times (54.1%).<br \/>\nThe Trail Blazers have been the moneyline underdog 23 total times this season. They&#8217;ve gone 9-14 in those games.<br \/>\nWhen playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +196 or longer, Portland has a record of 4-7 (36.4%).<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NBA tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63332?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=3010&amp;pb=973220&amp;cid=Uz2qfiW8Q7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Rockets<\/p>\n<p>Rockets: <\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Crawford: Out (Illness), <\/p>\n<p>Alperen Sengun: Out (Ankle), <\/p>\n<p>Fred VanVleet: Out For Season (Acl)<\/p>\n<p>Trail Blazers<\/p>\n<p>Trail Blazers: <\/p>\n<p>Blake Wesley: Out (Foot), <\/p>\n<p>Scoot Henderson: Out (Hamstring), <\/p>\n<p>Matisse Thybulle: Out (Thumb), <\/p>\n<p>Jrue Holiday: Out (Calf), <\/p>\n<p>Jerami Grant: Out (Achilles), <\/p>\n<p>Kris Murray: Day-To-Day (Back), <\/p>\n<p>Damian Lillard: Out For Season (Achilles)<\/p>\n<p>Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>Game day: Wednesday, January 7, 2026<br \/>\nGame time: 10 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV channel: KUNP and SCHN<br \/>\nLocation: Portland, Oregon<br \/>\nArena: Moda Center<br \/>\nLive stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/62741?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1425&amp;pb=973207&amp;cid=Uz2qfiW8Q7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch this game on Fubo<\/a> (Regional restrictions may apply)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63351?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2353&amp;pb=973250&amp;cid=Uz2qfiW8Q7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for NBA League Pass<\/a> to get access to games, live and on-demand, and more for the entire season and offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Portland Trail Blazers (17-20) are underdogs (+5.5) as they attempt to extend a three-game win streak when&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,55906,292,194,4066,736,6,11295,471,2666,211],"class_list":{"0":"post-521719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-rockets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ds-sports","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-rockets","12":"tag-houstonrockets","13":"tag-men","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-prediction","16":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","17":"tag-professional","18":"tag-rockets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115851881638798303","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}