Portland Trail Blazers favoured to extend hot streak against Nets

Tuesday night’s date at Moda Center marks the second meeting of the season between these two clubs. Portland dominated in a 116-104 win in Brooklyn in mid-January, extending their dominance of the Nets which includes wins in 11 of their past 15 encounters, including nine of their past 11 on home court.

Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz (-4.5)

The Jazz will look to get back on track on Tuesday when they return home to take on Houston Rockets as 4.5-point favourites.

Utah open a three-game homestand at EnergySolutions Arena just half a game back of the Rockets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Salt Lake City side the Jazz sit among the most defensively responsible in the NBA this season, surrendering just 96.8 points per game, but has allowed triple digits in four of their past five contests, averaging 106 points against per game.

However, Utah have been tough to beat at home, going undefeated in their past six, while allowing just 85.7 ppg. Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward features in a Coral match special of 7/4 to inspire his team to victory and score 20 points or more in the process (max stake £20).

After winning 56 games last season en route to a second-place finish in the Western Conference, the Rockets have stumbled badly this season, posting SU wins in just three of their past nine to enter the week with a middling 28-28 record.

Not surprisingly, Houston has also been a major disappointment for punters, going 23-32-1 ATS on the season, including a current 3-5-1 ATS stretch, and have failed to pick up back-to-back ATS wins in four weeks.

Their date in Utah marks the fourth in a five-game road trip, which they opened with double-digit defeats in Golden State and Portland before tallying a 116-100 win over the hapless Phoenix Suns last Friday.

The Rockets’ playoff future could be decided over their next three weeks, which sees them play eight of 10 games on the road, leaving them in a desperate position against the Jazz, whom they have beaten SU in 10 of their past 12 meetings, including two of their past four on the road.

In other NBA action on Tuesday, Philadelphia 76ers will try to halt their four-game SU losing streak when they host the Orlando Magic as 5.5-point underdogs, while the Washington Wizards play host to Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans as 4.5-point chalk.

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