Category: Rockets Odds

Clippers at Rockets (Nov. 2): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Rockets nearly beat the Clippers in Los Angeles, even with Jalen Green struggling (23.5%). A bounce-back performance could give them a better shot to win in Houston.

In an immediate redemption opportunity after letting a late lead slip away in Los Angeles, the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets (1-7) will host the Clippers (3-4) on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. It’s part two of a home-and-home series between the clubs.

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Clippers rematch, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 7:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

For the Rockets, it will be their first time to face former teammate John Wall since he was bought out of his contract over the 2022 offseason. Wall did not play in Monday’s game due to long-term injury management considerations on night two of a back-to-back.

The relative good news for Houston is the Clippers should again be short-handed. Superstar forward Kawhi Leonard (right knee injury management) remains out for Wednesday’s game, as is fellow forward Robert Covington (health and safety protocols).

As for the Rockets, they’re coming off a winless four-game road trip and hoping that home cooking can help stop their slide. Jae’Sean Tate (right ankle soreness) is again expected to be sidelined, which should lead to more minutes for KJ Martin (23 points, 52.9% FG in 29 minutes on Monday) and rookie forward Tari Eason.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Clippers -9.5
  • Money line: Clippers -450 / Rockets +350
  • Over-under: 223.5

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Rockets at Clippers injury report:

  • Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate out (right ankle soreness), TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness)
  • Clippers: Kawhi Leonard out (right knee injury management), Robert Covington out (health and safety protocols)

Advice and prediction

The Rockets were extremely competitive in Los Angeles on Monday, even with Jalen Green shooting terribly (23.5%) and Paul George blistering hot (57.7%) for the Clippers. If those numbers revert back to closer to each player’s season-long averages, this should be a prime opportunity for the Rockets to end their losing streak and pick up a second win of the 2022-23 regular season.

Prediction: Clippers 115, Rockets 107

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Rockets at Clippers (Oct. 31): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Clippers are without Kawhi Leonard and on a four-game losing streak, but they’re still solid favorites (-9.5) over the visiting Rockets on Monday night in Los Angeles.

In the finale of a brutal four-game Western Conference road trip, the young Houston Rockets (1-6) will play part two of a road back-to-back on Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers (2-4).

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Clippers clash, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 9:30 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

For the Rockets, it’s their first time to face former teammate John Wall since he was bought out of his contract over the 2022 offseason.

The relative good news for Houston is that the Clippers are on a losing streak of their own, having lost four in a row. Superstar forward Kawhi Leonard is also expected to miss Monday’s game due to right knee injury management. As for the Rockets, they’re 0-3 on their current road trip with previous stops in Utah, Portland, and Phoenix.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Clippers -9.5
  • Money line: Clippers -450 / Rockets +350
  • Over-under: 223.5

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Rockets at Clippers injury report:

  • Rockets: TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness)
  • Clippers: Kawhi Leonard out (right knee injury management), Robert Covington out (health and safety protocols)

Advice and prediction

The Rockets were quite competitive in Phoenix on Sunday night ⁠— even tying the game late in the third quarter ⁠— versus a Suns team that is considerably more talented than the short-handed Clippers will be on Monday at Crypto.com Arena. While the Rockets will be on night two of a back-to-back, that also holds true for the Clippers. We’ll take the Rockets to beat the large spread number.

Prediction: Clippers 115, Rockets 107

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Rockets at Suns (Oct. 30): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

With Jalen Green struggling, Eric Gordon out, and Jabari Smith Jr. questionable, the Rockets (+12.5) are understandably big underdogs in Phoenix on Sunday night.

It’s been a tough start to Houston’s four-game road trip for young shooting guard Jalen Green, who is averaging just 14 points on 25.6% shooting (21.1% on 3-pointers) in his last two outings, both losses. Unfortunately for Green and the Rockets, now at 1-5 on the 2022-23 regular season, the assignment doesn’t get much easier with Sunday’s road matchup versus Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (4-1).

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Suns showdown, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 8 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass. Considering how loaded the Suns are with proven difference makers like Booker, Chris Paul, and Mikal Bridges, any window of opportunity for the Rockets likely requires a resurgence by Green.

The injury report doesn’t help the case, either. Since Houston also plays Monday night in Los Angeles versus the Clippers, veteran guard Eric Gordon is listed as out for injury maintenance on Sunday’s game in Phoenix, as he does for half of most back-to-backs.

Rookie forward Jabari Smith Jr., who missed much of the preseason with a sprained left ankle, is now listed as questionable with a sprained right ankle. Because he’s listed as questionable, this sprain doesn’t appear to be as significant as the one to his other ankle, which led to him missing nearly two weeks in early October.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Suns -12.5
  • Money line: Suns -900 / Rockets +600
  • Over-under: 227.5

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Rockets at Suns injury report:

  • Rockets: TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness), Eric Gordon out (right groin injury maintenance), Jabari Smith Jr. questionable (right ankle sprain)
  • Suns: Jae Crowder out (not with team), Deandre Ayton out (left ankle sprain), Ish Wainright out (low back pain).

Advice and prediction

After falling behind early, the Rockets have rallied back from early deficits during the second half of each of their first two games on this road trip (at Utah and Portland). It’s completely unrealistic to expect the struggling Rockets to win outright at Phoenix, but there are enough young legs that it shouldn’t come as a shock if they cover the large spread number by competing well into the fourth quarter.

Prediction: Suns 119, Rockets 109

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Rockets at Trail Blazers (Oct. 28): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

Even without superstar guard Damian Lillard (calf strain), the Trail Blazers are still moderate favorites (-4.5) at home over Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr.’s Rockets.

At 4-1, the Portland Trail Blazers are one of the biggest surprises of the first week-plus of the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season. But with superstar guard Damian Lillard out at least a week with a calf strain, that may provide the young Houston Rockets with an opportunity.

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Trail Blazers clash, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 9:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass. With Lillard sidelined, Houston’s explosive backcourt of Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. should have a solid chance to outscore their Portland counterparts and perhaps an opportunity to pull an upset.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Blazers -4.5
  • Money line: Blazers -175 / Rockets +145
  • Over-under: 222.5

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Rockets at Trail Blazers injury report:

  • Rockets: TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness), Alperen Sengun probable (illness), Kevin Porter Jr. probable (right quad contusion)
  • Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard out (right calf strain), Gary Payton II out (return to competition reconditioning), Trendon Watford out (right hip flexor strain), Olivier Sarr out (right wrist sprain).

Advice and prediction

Even without Lillard, the Trail Blazers have more proven difference makers with players like Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic, and Anfernee Simons. But Portland’s point differential of +3.0 suggests that its 4-1 record is likely overachieving, at least to an extent. Moreover, the Rockets are looking to make amends after a 1-4 start and have Sengun returning after missing two games due to an illness.

The smart money is still on Portland winning at home, but we’ll take the Rockets with the points, and it shouldn’t come as a complete shock if they win outright.

Prediction: Blazers 113, Rockets 110

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Rockets at Jazz (Oct. 26): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Rockets (+7.5) beat the Jazz on Monday in Houston, but oddsmakers don’t appear too bullish on their chances to repeat the feat in Wednesday night’s rematch at Utah.

For the young Houston Rockets, was Monday’s home win over the Utah Jazz — their first of the 2022-23 season — an outlier based on small-sample randomness, or the product of a favorable matchup? We won’t have to wait too long to find some answers, as the two teams head to Salt Lake City for Wednesday’s immediate rematch.

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Jazz rematch, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 8:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

The Jazz aren’t the contender they were prior to trading Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert last offseason, but they still have enough veterans to pose a threat to Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Porter Jr., and the rest of a young Houston group.

Sharpshooting forward Lauri Markkanen is likely Utah’s most accomplished player, but he struggled Monday versus Houston’s small-but-agile frontcourt of Jabari Smith Jr., KJ Martin, and Eric Gordon, shooting just 7-of-19 from the field (36.8%) and 0-of-6 on 3-pointers. Whether Houston can replicate that defensive effort on the road versus the young seven-footer will be a key variable.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Jazz -7.5
  • Money line: Jazz -350 / Rockets +260
  • Over-under: 232.5

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Rockets at Jazz injury report:

  • Rockets: TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness), Alperen Sengun out (illness), Jae’Sean Tate questionable (left ankle soreness)
  • Jazz:  Udoka Azubuike out (right ankle surgery)

Advice and prediction

Markkanen shot poorly in Houston, while Smith shot 6-of-10 from the field and 3-of-5 on 3-pointers (60% on both). If those figures normalize, expect the Jazz to bounce back in Salt Lake City.

Prediction: Jazz 119, Rockets 110

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Jazz at Rockets (Oct. 24): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Rockets (+1.5) are looking for their first win of the 2022-23 regular season, and a matchup with Utah — on night two of a road back-to-back — could offer a decent chance to get it.

In search of their first win of the 2022-23 regular season, the young Houston Rockets could have their best opportunity yet when another probable rebuilding team — the Utah Jazz — visits Toyota Center on Monday night for the second game of a road back-to-back.

If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research for the Rockets-Jazz clash, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 7:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

The Jazz aren’t the contender they were prior to trading Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert last offseason, but they have enough veterans to pose a threat to Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., and the rest of a young Houston group. Between Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, Lauri Markkanen, and Kelly Olynyk, Utah has ample experience in its expected starting lineup — though it’s possible that new head coach Will Hardy might rest someone, given the road back-to-back.

If he doesn’t, the Jazz enter with considerable momentum, having bucked the odds as part of a 3-0 start that has featured impressive wins over Denver, Minnesota, and New Orleans one day earlier.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Jazz -1.5
  • Money line: Jazz -125 / Rockets +105
  • Over-under: 231.5

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Jazz at Rockets injury report:

  • Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate out (left ankle soreness), TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Bruno Fernando out (left knee soreness)
  • Jazz:  Udoka Azubuike out (right ankle surgery)

Advice and prediction

Houston started 1-16 last season, and head coach Stephen Silas has a huge incentive to avoid a similar fate this year, since he’s in the final fully guaranteed season of his contract. After an 0-3 start versus expected playoff teams, Houston will have advantages with home court and rest versus another projected bottom feeder. The Rockets need this game, and expect them to attack it with a sense of urgency. In theory, the Jazz should also be due for a course correction.

Prediction: Rockets 116, Jazz 111

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Rockets at Bucks (Oct. 22): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

Eric Gordon often sat out the second half of back-to-back games last season, and the Rockets won only twice when he wasn’t able to play. That could be tested Saturday in Milwaukee.

In the first back-to-back sequence of games for the Rockets in the young 2022-23 season, Houston has a tough matchup in Milwaukee on Saturday night. If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 7:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

The Bucks are led by perennial All-Star forward and MVP frontrunner Giannis Antetokounmpo, and they will also be rested, at home, and without another game until next Wednesday.

Thus, expect Milwaukee to dial up the intensity versus Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr., and the rest of a young Rockets group.

The Bucks are without Khris Middleton, who is expected to miss the first few weeks of the regular season after offseason wrist surgery.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Bucks -12.5
  • Money line: Bucks -900 / Rockets +575
  • Over-under: 229.5

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Rockets at Bucks injury report:

  • Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate out (left ankle soreness), TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain)
  • Grizzlies: Khris Middleton out (left wrist ligament surgery), Joe Ingles out (left knee ACL surgery), Pat Connaughton out (right calf strain)

Advice and prediction

Veteran guard Eric Gordon often sat out the second half of back-to-back games last season, and the Rockets won only twice when he wasn’t able to play. After Gordon played over 35 minutes in Friday’s close home loss to Memphis, that could make Saturday a tough ask.

Prediction: Bucks 122, Rockets 108

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Grizzlies at Rockets (Oct. 21): Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Rockets narrowly missed covering in Atlanta, but the line is a bit closer when Houston (+6.5) hosts Memphis in Friday’s regular-season home opener at Toyota Center.

In the first game at Toyota Center of the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season, the Houston Rockets host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 7:00 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

The Rockets (0-1) were quite competitive in Wednesday’s opener in Atlanta, but it wasn’t quite enough to get a road win. So, could the backing of tens of thousands of home fans put them over the top? We’ll find out when Ja Morant leads his Grizzlies into town to face Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr., and the rest of the young Rockets.

As usual, Memphis is projected by most to be a Western Conference contender, whereas the rebuilding Rockets are again forecast by most observers to rank near the bottom. But when Green broke out late in his rookie season of 2021-22, one of his statement games — and perhaps the most impressive one for the Rockets as a team — came in a victory over Morant and the Grizzlies at home.

Can lightning strike twice? Stay tuned.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Grizzlies – 6.5
  • Money line: Grizzlies -275 / Rockets +220
  • Over-under: 232.5

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Grizzlies at Rockets injury report:

  • Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate out (left ankle soreness), TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain), Daishen Nix questionable (lower back soreness)
  • Grizzlies: Danny Green out (left knee surgery), Jaren Jackson Jr. out (right foot surgery), Ziaire Williams out, (right knee soreness), Dillon Brooks (left thigh soreness) doubtful

Advice and prediction

The Rockets were poor shooting luck from easily covering in Atlanta, and the Grizzlies are without multiple rotation players due to injury. We’ll take Houston to keep it close at home.

Prediction: Grizzlies 120, Rockets 115

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Rockets at Hawks: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr., and the Rockets (+9.5) are significant underdogs in Wednesday’s regular-season opener on the road versus Trae Young and Dejounte Murray’s Hawks.

In the first game of the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season for both teams, the Houston Rockets visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Central and can be seen via AT&T SportsNet Southwest (in Houston markets) or on NBA League Pass.

The Hawks finished 43-39 and in the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference standings last season, while the Rockets were 20-62 and at the bottom of the West. But one source of optimism is growth and development by second-year guard Jalen Green, who scored a career-high 41 points versus Atlanta in last season’s finale at Houston.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Hawks -9.5
  • Money line: Hawks -500 / Rockets +360
  • Over-under: 232.5

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Rockets at Hawks injury report:

  • Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate out (left ankle soreness), TyTy Washington out (left knee sprain)
  • Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic out (right knee injury recovery)

Advice and prediction

Led by the backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray, Atlanta is the better and more veteran team on paper. But Green and Kevin Porter Jr. can put up plenty of points for the Rockets, too, and the last meeting between the sides resulted in Green’s career night and a combined 244 points. We’ll take the over to cash here, as well.

Prediction: Hawks 121, Rockets 113

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