Houston Rockets vs. Atlanta Hawks odds, tips and betting trends
The Houston Rockets (13-11) will host the Atlanta Hawks (11-15) after winning 11 straight home games. It starts at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
The Rockets face the Hawks. The Rockets are favored by 3 points against the Hawks. The matchup features an over/under of 234.
Rockets vs. Hawks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Houston -3
- Total: 234
- Moneyline: Houston -143, Atlanta +122
- Pick ATS: Rockets (- 3)
- Pick OU:
Under (234)
- Prediction:
Rockets 120 – Hawks 112
- Houston has been named as the favorite six times this year and has yet to lose any of those games.
- Houston has yet to lose in six games when named as at least a -143 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Houston has a 58.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Atlanta is 4-10 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 28.6% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, Atlanta has a record of 1-6 (14.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Atlanta’s implied win probability is 45%.
- The 110.7 points per game the Rockets average are 12 fewer points than the Hawks give up (122.7).
- When Houston scores more than 122.7 points, it is 2-1-1 against the spread and 2-2 overall.
- Atlanta is 6-18 against the spread and 11-13 overall when it scores more than 107.3 points.
- Houston’s record is 15-4-1 against the spread and 13-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 122.7 points.
- The Rockets are the NBA’s 25th-ranked scoring team (110.7 PPG), while the Hawks rank 28th in points per game allowed (122.7) in the league.
- Atlanta is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (122.7 PPG), while Houston is the second-ranked defense (107.3).
- The Rockets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 82 points this season (3.4 points per game on average), while the Hawks have an even point differential on the year.
- Houston’s average implied point total this season is 6.3 fewer points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (112.7 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).
- This season, Houston has put up more than 119 points seven times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Atlanta (121.6) is 5.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSSE
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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