Rockets vs Raptors NBA Odds and Score Prediction

Two teams trying to get into their respective conference’s play-in tournaments (at worst) meet Friday night as the Houston Rockets visit the Toronto Raptors looking for the season sweep, but the Raptors are slight favorites on the NBA odds and expected to debut a couple of new players. 2024 NBA Expert Analysis Houston vs Toronto | MyBookie Sportsbook NBA Week 16

How to Bet Rockets at Raptors NBA Odds & TV Info

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Why Bet on Houston Rockets?

The Rockets are dominant at home but just 5-18 on the road and lost their second straight road game Tuesday, 132-129 at Indiana.

Jalen Green had 30 points Tuesday and has scored 30+ in 4 of the past 7 games after doing so twice prior this season. He has shot 50.0% or better in 6 of the past 8 games after zero times the 11 games prior. Rookie Amen Thompson had 13 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. In two career starts, he has 28 points, 27 rebounds and 11 assists. This century, Thompson the sixth different rookie to have those totals over a span of two starts (Josh Giddey, Luka Dončić, Karl-Anthony Towns, Blake Griffin, Al Horford).

The Rockets remain without starting point guard Fred VanVleet, a former Raptors All-Star who signed a big free-agent contract in Houston last summer. He’s dealing with a strained left adductor (inner thigh muscle) and probably out through the All-Star break.

The Rockets are 20-6 in games in which they have led by 10+ points this season and have 13 wins by double-digits, including 7 by 20+. Houston is outscoring opponents by an average of 1.0 ppg this season. The Rockets ranked 28th in points differential in 2022-22 at -7.9 ppg.

Week 16 NBA Game Picks Odds Subject to Change	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Toronto	-0.5	-125	U 57.5
Houston	+0.5	-105	O 57.5

Why Bet on Toronto Raptors?

The Raptors have been incredibly busy trade-wise since the end of December and they added two more before Thursday’s deadline, landing center and Canadian Kelly Olynyk and young guard Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis Jr. and a first-round pick. Porter and Lewis barely played for Toronto if at all.

The Raptors were hoping to trade guard Bruce Brown as well after acquiring him last month from Indiana in the Pascal Siakam trade, but Brown will stay put now. He would have helped a lot of contenders.