Houston Rockets1-0atPortland Trail Blazers1-0

Tue, Mar 30, 11:00 PM EDTModa Center, Portland, ORPeacock · NBC · BlazerVision · KUNP · SCHN/SCHN+

81/ 100

Chef's Pick1st of 6 tonight

What the model saw — 81

Competitive+18

Team quality+12

National TV+8

Star power+3

Base + 4081

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

National: streamingPeacockNBC
Local TV: PORKUNPHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
Team streams: PORBlazerVisionin-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: HOU790 AM / 740 AMPORRip City Radio 620SiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: PORTravel tax: HOUBody clock: HOUNational TV

POR has the rest edge with 73h between tipoffs, 17h more than HOU.
HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,834 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
HOU is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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Who's in, who's out

HOU

2 day-to-day

DTDReed SheppardG · 3.0 PPGKnee — Bruise · targeting Oct 23
DTDSteven AdamsCCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 23

POR

3 out

OutBranden CarlsonCConcussion · targeting Oct 27
OutChris YoungbloodGAnkle — Soreness · targeting Oct 27
OutShaedon SharpeGKnee — Surgery · targeting Mar 2

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	POR
Record	1-0	1-0
Days rest	1 day	2 days edge
Hours rest	56h	73h
Rest swing	-17h	+17h
Travel in	1,834 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 4 of 6
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	6	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. POR's 0.

How each side got here1,834 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,834 mi

Houston, TXPortland, OR

HOU came from Houston, TX with 1,834 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Portland, OR

POR

0 mi

Portland, ORNo travel

POR stayed in Portland, OR between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Portland, OR

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 4 of 6

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,834 mi

POR

Homestand

POR is in game 4 of 6 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 6

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi