The Houston Rockets are looking to break their streak of three losses on the road when they face off against the Toronto Raptors.
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The Houston Rockets, with a record of 23 wins and 27 losses, are looking to break their streak of three losses on the road when they face off against the Toronto Raptors, who have 18 wins and 33 losses, on Friday, February 9, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET.
The Raptors are predicted to win by 3 points against the Rockets in their matchup. The over/under for the game is set at 231 points.
The Raptors took down the Hornets with a score of 123-117 in their last game on Wednesday, and they surpassed the expected point total. RJ Barrett led the team with 23 points in that win. Meanwhile, the Rockets suffered a close loss to the Pacers with a score of 132-129 in their latest matchup on Tuesday, also going over the expected point total. Jalen Green led the Rockets with 30 points in that game.
For the Raptors, Nowell (hamstring injury) and Porter (back injury) will not be playing the game. As for the Rockets, Adams (knee injury), Eason (leg injury), and VanVleet (groin injury) will be sitting this one out.
In their last 10 games, the Raptors have won only 2 and lost 8, and they’ve covered the spread in 3 out of those 10 games. Out of their last 10 games, the Raptors have gone over the expected total score 5 times.
Toronto has been averaging a total of 231.7 points across their last 10 games, just a hair more than the predicted total of 231 for this upcoming matchup.
Over the last 10 games, the Raptors have been scoring about 2.9 points per game less than their usual average for the season. As for the Rockets, they’ve won 4 out of their last 10 games, and they’ve covered the spread in 6 of those matchups. Out of their last 10 games, the Rockets have seen 6 of them go over the expected point total.
In the last 10 games, Houston’s average total is coming in at 1.6 points lower than the over/under of 231 set for this game. Over the past 10 games, the Rockets have been putting up an average of 119.5 points per game, which is 5.8 points more per game than their usual scoring average for the season.
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