Houston Rockets (1-2) vs. San Antonio Spurs (1-1)
October 28, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs +2.5; Over/Under: +221.5
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The Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs collide at the Frost Bank Center once again on Monday night. Here’s a San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets Prediction. This article will include a San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets Pick.
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets have been in a rut as they’ve lost two of their first three games and they will be hoping for a better result after coming up painfully short to the Spurs in a 109-106 road defeat on Saturday. Jalen Green led the team with 29 points, six rebounds, and five assists, Fred VanVleet added 18 points with seven assists while Dillon Brooks chipped in with 16 points. As a team, the Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field and 13 of 41 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and had to rally late with 37 points in the fourth quarter to cut a 22-point deficit to just one point before allowing the Spurs to slip through their fingers in the end. The Rockets will face the Mavs following this game.
San Antonio Spurs
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs will be feeling much better after they were able to get their first victory of the season with a win over the Rockets on Saturday. Victor Wembenyama led the team with 29 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks, Keldon Johnson added 16 points off the bench while Jeremy Sochan chipped in with 17 points and 12 rebounds. As a team, the Spurs shot 49 percent from the field and eight of 20 from the 3-point line as they dominated the first half by 62-41 before they held off a late rally from the Rockets to escape with the narrow win at home.
Why the Houston Rockets will win
- The Spurs have lost each of their last 12 games against Southwest Division opponents following a win.
- The Rockets have won each of their last eight games as road favorites following a loss.
- The Spurs have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games against Southwest Division opponents after winning as underdogs.
- The Rockets have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games as road favorites following a loss.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the Spurs’ last eight games against the Rockets following a home win have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Rockets’ last four games as favorites against the Spurs have gone UNDER the total points line.
San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets Prediction
The Rockets could be shorthanded once again with Steven Adams listed as questionable for this one, while the Spurs are still without Tre Jones and Devin Vassell. The Rockets will be so disappointed that they weren’t able to get over the line in Saturday’s loss to the Spurs, but the silver lining is that they were the better team in the second half. While the Spurs got the win, the momentum is with the Rockets who will surely come out swinging after a feisty encounter in their last outing.
