Toronto Raptors – Houston Rockets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 22.12.2024
Houston hopes to continue its ascent in the Western Conference with yet another win as they travel north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors. Who comes out on top in this cross-Conference battle on Sunday?
The Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets meet on 22.12.2024, in what will be their 1st of two planned regular season meetings. The game will be played at the Scotiabank Arena (Toronto) with the road team Rockets being heavily favored to win this game.
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Toronto Raptors |
Sun, 22.12.2024, 19:00 |
Houston Rockets |
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12/5 |
14/1 |
4/11 |
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets: Current situation
If we had to pick one word to describe the season for the Toronto Raptors right now it would be “disappointing”. Out of the 7 wins they’ve recorded in 28 games played so far, 6 of them came on their home court. Injuries have played a major role in the poor start to the year, right now only the Washington Wizards have a worse record than the Raptors. That might not necessarily be a bad thing further down the road, as it might get the Raptors a high pick in this year’s loaded draft class.
The Rockets have other ideas in mind. They are currently chasing a top 3 spot in the Western Conference, with the OKC Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies being the only two teams ahead of them. Ime Udoka’s men are vastly overachieving this season, only 2 teams in the Western Conference have recorded more wins in road games. Houston is 13-5 SU over their last 18 games, they’ve also covered the spread in 5 straight games vs Eastern Conference opponents.
Toronto Raptors Stats & Form
Inconsistency from the perimeter as well as poor execution on defense has been the major driving factor in this current 6-game losing streak for the Raptors. After connecting on just 9 threes in the loss to Chicago, they shot just 39% from the field in their most recent loss to Brooklyn on Thursday. The 94 points scored was one of their lowest marks of the season, Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick and Scottie Barnes were the only 3 players to score in double figures.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Houston just torched the New Orleans Pelicans for 133 points in a 20 point victory on Thursday. Unlike Toronto, they had all 5 starters score in double figures, including Jalen Green who exploded for 34 as the team’s leading scorer. This team is well known for it’s ability to share the scoring load, a total of 7 players are averaging double digit points per game with not a single player averaging more than 19.5 a night. Atlantic Division teams haven’t had a fun time playing the Rockets, Houston has covered the spread 6 times in their last 7 such games.
Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets: Head-to-Head
These two teams split the regular season series last year, with each team winning their home game. However, Toronto has had the upper hand in 5 of the last 6 meetings, which is a bit surprising considering the roster overhaul they are going through right now. A total of 56 regular season games have been played between Houston and Toronto, the Rockets are ahead with 30 wins to 26.
Toronto Raptors – Houston Rockets Odds
If you like the Raptors to end their 6-game losing streak, odds of 12/5 are supporting a home win here. For another Rockets road win you can get 4/11 odds.
The point total has been set at 221.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Toronto Raptors +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 221.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Houston Rockets -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets (22.12.2024)
On paper these two teams couldn’t be any more different. The Rockets are chasing a top 3 seed in the Western Conference, while the Raptors are in midst of one of their worst season as a franchise currently in 14th position in the East. Toronto is on a 6-game win streak, mainly due to their poor performance on offense – during this streak only one team in the league has a worse offensive rating. To make matters worse a total of 4 players averaging almost 50 points per game are all questionable to play on Sunday, including R.J. Barrett who is the team’s leader with 23.5 per game. Houston doesn’t have such issues thankfully and with 3 wins in 4 games it’s pretty clear why they are considered heavy favorites here. They’ve been a reliable bet for the past month or so, covering the spread 12 times in 17 games. In head-to-head meetings they are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games and after seeing them connect on 17 threes in the win over New Orleans, it’s hard to find a single reason why someone should not bet Houston here. Let’s go with the reliable Rockets.
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Expert Tip |
HOU Rockets -7.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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