The Houston Rockets will begin their final road trip of the 2021-22 season with Tuesday night’s visit to Brooklyn. If you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We have the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as all the information you need to make the best bets at Tipico Sportsbook.
The Rockets-Nets game tips at 6:30 p.m. CDT and can be viewed or streamed via AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBA League Pass. Brooklyn will be led by its superstar duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who is now eligible to play in home games due to a recent loosening of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine policy for the private sector.
Given the presence of ose two future Hall of Famers, Brooklyn is a clear favorite. But Houston has a rising star of its own in Jalen Green, who is currently just the third NBA rookie in at least the past 40 years to score 30 or more points in four consecutive games. With the historic feat, Green joins Michael Jordan from 1985 and Allen Iverson in 1997.
Tuesday’s game is also fascinating for the Rockets from a 2022 NBA draft perspective. Houston (20-59) is currently tied with Orlando for the league’s worst record and the best possible positioning entering the draft lottery. Yet, a win in Brooklyn isn’t as harmful as most — since the Rockets also own the first-round pick of the Nets (40-38), and a Brooklyn loss could reduce their odds of ultimately making the 2022 playoffs.
BKN is in the play-in. The hope now is for 9th or 10th, which means they'd have to win two games in the play-in to avoid the lottery rather than just one.
But it looks unlikely.
The highlighted games are the ones where we could REALLY use an upset. BKN vs CLE game is massive. pic.twitter.com/jj8zKQiXEb
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