Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/14/25

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets will face each other Friday night in another round of the NBA Cup. The Trail Blazers have a record of 6-5 overall and are 1-0 in the West Group C standings. They are coming off a 125-117 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Shaedon Sharpe led the Blazers in scoring with a season-high 35 points, and the they marched their way to victory behind 57% shooting from the field. The Rockets have a record of 7-3 on the season but an 0-1 record in the NBA Cup standings. They are beginning to click, winning 7 of their last 8 games. They are coming off a 135-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Kevin Durant led the team in scoring with 23 points, and the Rockets as a team shot 48% from 3 in the win.

Pace will be a big statistic to look at for this game. The Trail Blazers are one of the fastest teams in the NBA, ranking second in the NBA in pace. The Rockets are one of the slowest, ranking 27th. Whichever team can control the pace of play should have a big advantage toward the outcome of this game. Usually the more experienced team can manipulate the game to be at the speed they like, but I’m looking at turnover rate as a stat that could favor the Trail Blazers. The Blazers are the top-ranked team in the NBA at creating turnovers, with a forced turnover percentage of around 20%. The Rockets’ offense has been good this season, but turnovers have been their Achilles’ heal. They rank 27th in the NBA in turnover percentage at 16.9%. If the Trail Blazers can force turnovers, they should be able to keep this game at a pace that they like.

Trail Blazers vs Rockets prediction: Portland +7.5 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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