{"id":10196,"date":"2009-04-16T20:22:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T01:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=10196"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:36:28","slug":"2009-rockets-trailblazers-playoff-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/2009-rockets-trailblazers-playoff-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 NBA Playoff Betting: Rockets vs. Trailblazers Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trailblazers Betting Odds + Playoff Schedule<\/h2>\n

Portland (4) vs. Houston (5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Key to series:\u00a0<\/strong>Stamina. This series should go 6 and could go 7, and Houston\u2019s starters will have to log huge minutes which could be costly in the end.<\/p>\n

Portland<\/strong>\u00a054-28
\nHouston<\/strong>\u00a053-29<\/p>\n

Season series:\u00a0<\/strong>Houston 2-1<\/p>\n

Head-to-head:<\/strong>\"Sports<\/p>\n

(at) Houston 102, Portland 88
\n(at) Houston 98, Portland 94
\n(at) Portland 101, Houston 99<\/p>\n

Playoff schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 – Sat April 18 Houston at Portland 10:30PM ESPN
\nGame 2 – Tue April 21 Houston at Portland 10:00PM NBATV
\nGame 3 – Fri April 24 Portland at Houston 9:30PM ESPN
\nGame 4 – Sun April 26 Portland at Houston 9:00PM TNT
\nGame 5 * Tue April 28 Houston at Portland TBD
\nGame 6 * Thu April 30 Portland at Houston TBD
\nGame 7 * Sat May 2 Houston at Portland TBD\u00a0<\/p>\n

Playoff Gambling Trends:\u00a0<\/strong>This one should be appointment television. Portland is on fire with 10 wins in its last 11, but the only loss in that streak was to Houston. Both teams are dominant at home and about .500 on the road. Interesting that the Rockets have had a great season without injured Tracy McGrady.<\/p>\n

How Portland wins:\u00a0<\/strong>Just connect the dots. The Blazers play with in-your-face instensity, Brandon Roy is one of the best players in the league and there isn\u2019t a team in the league that wouldn\u2019t trade its entire front line even up for Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge. The Blazers are confident and have young legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How Houston wins:\u00a0<\/strong>There is the small matter of a 7-foot-5 Chinese guy that Portland has to deal with. And Houston has great balance with five players scoring in double figures.<\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0<\/strong>Portland in 6<\/p>\n

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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel writer from Massachusetts. He is personally responsible for the election of Barack Obama and has also taught himself how to juggle? \u00a0He can be reached at newenglandhoops.net.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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