Houston Rockets (1-1) vs. San Antonio Spurs (0-1)
October 26, 2024 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs +1.5; Over/Under: +226
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The Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs duke it out at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday 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 will be looking to stay hot in this one after blowing past the shorthanded Grizzlies in a 128-108 home win last night. Jalen Green led the team with 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists, Dillon Brooks added 18 points while Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet scored 16 points apiece. As a team, the Rockets shot just 43 percent from the field and 17 of 43 from the 3-point line as they struggled early on and trailed going into halftime before they dominated the third quarter by 39-18 to flip the momentum and make it look easy in the end.
San Antonio Spurs
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs are still searching for their first win of the season after getting beaten by the Mavericks in a 120-109 road defeat on Thursday. Julian Champagne and Jeremy Sochan each scored 18 points while Harrison Barnes and Victor Wembenyama each scored 17 points. As a team, the Spurs shot just 45 percent from the field and 12 of 36 from the 3-point line as they got off to a decent start and took the narrow lead into halftime, only to get blown out in the second half where they leaked 73 points in a disappointing finish. Chris Paul had a rough game as he finished with just three points on one of six shooting while no bench player scored more than eight points.
Why the Houston Rockets will win
- The Spurs have lost each of their last 19 games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The favorites have won each of the last six games between the Rockets and Spurs.
- The Rockets have covered the spread in each of their last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Spurs.
- The Spurs have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games as underdogs.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Spurs’ last seven home openers has gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Rockets’ last three games on the second leg of a back-to-back has gone OVER the total points line.
San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets Prediction
The Rockets are still a little shorthanded with Steven Adams still dealing with a lingering knee injury, while the Spurs are still missing Tre Jones and Devin Vassell. The Rockets come into this meeting as the team in better form and I think they can take care of business despite playing this one on zero days rest. The Spurs were more than competitive against the Mavericks in their last outing, but they are still a major work in progress, so I am slightly more comfortable backing the Rockets on the road at the short line.
