Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz odds, tips and betting trends

The Houston Rockets (19-21) hope to halt a three-game losing skid when hosting the Utah Jazz (22-21) at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Toyota Center. The game airs on Space City Home Network and KJZZ.

The Rockets face off against the Jazz. The Rockets are favored by 2.5 points against the Jazz. The over/under for the game is set at 235.

Rockets vs. Jazz Betting Odds

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• Spread: Houston -2.5
• Total: 235
• Moneyline: Houston -139, Utah +118

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 2.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (235)
  

• Prediction:
  Rockets 117 – Jazz 113

• Houston has come away with 10 wins in the 12 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
• This season, Houston has come away with a win 10 times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -139 or better on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Houston has a 58.2% chance of pulling out a win.

• Utah is 14-20 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 41.2% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +118 or longer, Utah has a record of 13-18 (41.9%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Utah has an implied win probability of 45.9%.

• The Rockets record 112.3 points per game, 6.2 fewer points than the 118.5 the Jazz give up.
• Houston is 5-6-1 against the spread and 5-7 overall when scoring more than 118.5 points.
• Utah has put together a 22-8 ATS record and a 21-9 overall record in games it scores more than 111.7 points.
• Houston’s record is 18-5-1 against the spread and 18-6 overall when it allows fewer than 117.1 points.
• The Rockets are at the 22nd spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (112.3 PPG), while the Jazz allow the 23rd-fewest points per game (118.5) in the league.
• The 11th-ranked scoring NBA team (117.1 PPG) is Utah, while the Houston squad ranks eighth in the league defensively (111.7 PPG).
• The Rockets have scored a total of 22 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 0.6 per game), while the Jazz have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 63 total points, 1.4 per game).

• Houston has an average implied point total of 114 this year, which is five points lower than its implied total in Saturday’s game (119).
• So far this season, Houston has scored more than 119 points 12 times.
• The average implied point total on the season for Utah (119.5) is 3.5 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).

• Game Day: Saturday, January 20, 2024
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Space City Home Network and KJZZ
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Arena: Toyota Center
• TV Channel: Space City Home Network
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