{"id":643151,"date":"2026-03-06T12:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/643151\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:52:26","slug":"rockets-vs-trail-blazers-predictions-odds-stats-march-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/643151\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Predictions, Odds &#038; Stats \u2013 March 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets (38-23) will look to Kevin Durant (10th in the league scoring 26.2 points per game) when they attempt to hold off Deni Avdija (14th in the NBA with 24.4 PPG) and the Portland Trail Blazers (30-33) on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Toyota Center. The Rockets are 6.5-point home favorites in the game, which starts at 8 p.m. ET 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=FE7Yf6Dbrf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/live\/sportstalk-790-wkrd-4836\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sports Talk 790AM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Predictions for Friday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projections model for this game calls for a final tally of Rockets 119, Trail Blazers 110.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-250)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Over 221.5 (computer predicts 228.9 points)<br \/>\nPick ATS: Rockets (-6.5)<br \/>\nRecent Rockets vs. Trail Blazers Matchups<\/p>\n<p>Rockets 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Houston has gone 27-34-0 ATS this season.<br \/>\nIn games they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Rockets are 11-25 against the spread.<br \/>\nThe teams have hit the over in 27 of Houston&#8217;s 63 games with a set total.<br \/>\nThe Rockets have won 35, or 63.6%, of the 55 games they&#8217;ve played as favorites this season.<br \/>\nThis season, Houston has won 22 of its 35 games, or 62.9%, when favored by at least -250 on the moneyline.<br \/>\nTrail Blazers 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Portland is 33-30-0 against the spread this year.<br \/>\nThe Trail Blazers have an 11-9 record against the spread when an underdog by 6.5 points or more this season.<br \/>\nOf Portland&#8217;s 63 games with a set total, 33 have hit the over (52.4%).<br \/>\nThe Trail Blazers have won 31.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (12-26).<br \/>\nIn games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +203 or longer, Portland has a record of 6-10 (37.5%).<\/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=FE7Yf6Dbrf\" 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>Jae&#8217;Sean Tate: Out (Knee), <\/p>\n<p>Dorian Finney-Smith: Day-To-Day (Ankle), <\/p>\n<p>Fred VanVleet: Out For Season (Acl), <\/p>\n<p>Steven Adams: Out For Season (Ankle)<\/p>\n<p>Trail Blazers<\/p>\n<p>Trail Blazers: <\/p>\n<p>Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Calf), <\/p>\n<p>Kris Murray: Questionable (Illness), <\/p>\n<p>Deni Avdija: 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: Friday, March 6, 2026<br \/>\nGame time: 8 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV channel: KUNP and SCHN<br \/>\nLocation: Houston, Texas<br \/>\nArena: Toyota Center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63351?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2353&amp;pb=973250&amp;cid=FE7Yf6Dbrf\" 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 Houston Rockets (38-23) will look to Kevin Durant (10th in the league scoring 26.2 points per game)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,55906,292,194,4066,736,6,11295,471,2666,211],"class_list":{"0":"post-643151","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\/116182328760318921","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643151","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=643151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}