Bulls desperate to end losing streak in Friday Night Clash with Toronto

Houston Rockets (-8.5) @ Phoenix Suns

Houston Rockets will also try to reverse a three-game SU losing skid that has left them on the edge of the playoff picture when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday as 8.5-point favourites in American basketball betting at Coral.

It has been a massively disappointing season for Rockets, who opened the season at a strong 16/1 on the NBA championship odds, but have tumbled to a distant 66/1 after hitting the All-Star Break with a mediocre 27-28 record, punctuated by a brutal 6-9 SU run over their past 15 contests.

However, a trip to the desert may prove to be a tonic for Rockets, who will face a Suns squad in freefall, SU winners of just two of their past 26 games.

Friday night’s contest marks the second meeting in two weeks at Talking Stick Resort Arena, following Houston’s 111-105 win on February 4th, which improved Rockets to 6-1 SU in their past seven against Phoenix, including four road victories.

Golden State Warriors (-8.5) @ Portland Trail Blazers

In other NBA betting action at Coral on Friday night, Golden State Warriors (5/4 favourites for the NBA Championship) shoot for a 12th straight SU win as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers as 8.5-point chalk.

Warriors’ hot streak improves them to 48-4 on the campaign, putting them on pace to win 75 games this season, smashing the NBA record of 72 regular season wins set by the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls.

But, while Dubs strive to rewrite the record book, they have been a shaky bet of late, winless ATS in their past two, and 7-8 ATS in their past 15.

The Blazers have won 12 of 15 SU to return to .500 and playoff contention in the Western Conference, where they sit alone in seventh place, but have claimed victory in just two of their 11 against Golden State, including three straight home losses.

Also on Friday, Boston Celtics visit Utah Jazz as 1.5-point favourites, Los Angeles Lakers host San Antonio Spurs as 11.5-point underdogs, and Oklahoma City Thunder take on Indiana Pacers as 8.5-point chalk, while Atlanta Hawks battle Miami Heat as 9.5-point favourites, and New York Knicks travel crosstown to take on Brooklyn Nets as 4.5-point favourites.

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