Rockets Vs Spurs: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 19, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 18, 2022

The Houston Rockets (9-20) are welcoming in the San Antonio Spurs (9-20) for a contest between Southwest Division foes at Toyota Center on December 19, 2022. It’s the second matchup between the teams this season.

This article uses lines updated as of December 19, 2022 at 7:01 PM ET. Find all the current odds for this outing in the table in this article and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Rockets Vs Spurs Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 19

Rockets: Garrison Mathews: Out (Illness), Jae’Sean Tate: Out (Ankle)

Spurs: Romeo Langford: Questionable (Ankle), Josh Richardson: Out (Personal), Blake Wesley: Out (Knee), Joshua Primo: Out (Undisclosed)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Rockets (-5)
Total Pick Under (227.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Rockets Vs Spurs Stat Rankings

Rockets Avg. (Rank) Spurs Avg. (Rank)
109.7 (27th) Points Scored 109.9 (26th)
115.1 (19th) Points Allowed 120.0 (30th)
47.0 (4th) Rebounds 42.4 (23rd)
13.8 (1st) Off. Rebounds 11.9 (7th)
11.4 (18th) 3pt Made 11.3 (20th)
21.2 (30th) Assists 27.3 (3rd)
16.8 (30th) Turnovers 15.8 (27th)

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Rockets Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jalen Green 29 21.6 4.2 3.8 0.8 0.3 2.2
Kevin Porter Jr. 28 18.6 5.6 5.6 1.4 0.4 1.8
Alperen Sengun 26 14.2 8.8 2.1 0.7 1.0 0.2
Jabari Smith Jr. 28 12.0 7.1 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.0
Eric Gordon 25 11.8 2.0 2.4 0.6 0.4 1.9

Spurs Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Keldon Johnson 27 21.1 5.2 2.9 0.8 0.1 2.7
Devin Vassell 23 19.8 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 2.8
Jakob Poeltl 21 12.6 9.7 3.3 1.0 1.0 0.0
Tre Jones 28 12.4 3.5 6.7 1.4 0.2 0.7
Doug McDermott 25 10.4 2.0 1.5 0.1 0.2 2.0

Betting Trends

  • The Rockets’ record against the spread is 13-13-3.
  • This season, 14 of the Rockets’ 29 games have gone over the point total.
  • In 12 games this year, Houston and its opponent have combined for more than 227.5 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 227.5 points, 2.7 higher than the average total in Rockets games this season.
  • The Spurs are 12-17-0 against the spread this season.
  • San Antonio’s ATS record as a 5-point underdog or more is 8-12.
  • The Spurs have played 29 games this year, and 14 of them have hit the over.
  • San Antonio’s games have had over 227.5 points 12 times this year.
  • This season, Spurs games have resulted in an average scoring total of 229.9, which is 2.4 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
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