The Houston Rockets have paid off on the NBA odds in each of their last three games against the San Antonio Spurs as those teams meet in a Texas matchup on Christmas.
Overall the Rockets are 5-5 SU and 6-4 ATS in their past 10 games against the Spurs, with Houston 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS in the last three games between the teams.
San Antonio will face the 18-11 Rockets, who own a 15-12-2 ATS mark on the season. (Note: follow us on Twitter for line updates and injuries news). In totals betting, the Spurs are 18-10 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Rockets are 16-13 favoring the OVER.
View Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened this morning as 4-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 209.5 at Sportsbook and other shops.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 5-rated Spurs and the No. 7-ranked Rockets, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 102-98 result in favor of the Spurs.
Houston lost its last outing, a 111-104 result against the Mavericks on December 23. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a 4-point favorite, while the 215 combined points took the game OVER the total. The Rockets got a 29-point performance from Dwight Howard, who added 15 rebounds, but Dallas still ran past Houston 111-104 on Monday at Toyota Center.
The Spurs were a 112-99 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Raptors. They covered the 11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (211) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Toronto was scorched by Tony Parker for 26 points as the Spurs defated the Raptors 112-99 in NBA action on Monday.
How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features San Antonio's No. 18-rated squad against Houston's No. 6-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, San Antonio rates No. 10 in the league with 8.39 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 4 with 9.38 per outing.
A few Rockets at Spurs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 13 games on the road
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to Vancouver, Thursday, December 26th
San Antonio at Dallas, Thursday, December 26th
