Knicks at Rockets, Feb. 12: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet
With their Western Conference play-in tournament odds continuing to fade, the Rockets (23-29) can finally take something of a silver lining. After a miserable and winless four-game road trip, Monday marks a return to Houston, where they are 18-9 this season. That’s a stunning discrepancy relative to their woeful 5-20 road record.
Furthermore, after weeks of being short-handed due to widespread rotation injuries, the Rockets will face an opponent that isn’t close to full strength, either. As of Monday, the New York Knicks (33-20) are without Julius Randle, OG Anunoby, and Mitchell Robinson.
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Monday’s game starts at 7:00 p.m. Central and can be seen on the Space City Home Network and NBA League Pass.
Here’s a look at Monday’s lines:
- Point spread: Knicks -4.5
- Money line: Knicks -185 / Rockets +150
- Over/Under: 221.5
Knicks at Rockets injury report:
Advice and prediction
The Knicks are clearly better than Houston at full strength, but the Rockets have played better at Toyota Center, and New York team that handled the Rockets in January’s meeting at Madison Square Garden is a shell of itself without Randle, Anunoby, and Hartenstein. To that end, New York enters with three losses in its last four games.
The Rockets potentially have Sengun returning, and from a statistical efficiency perspective, they’re the NBA’s most unlucky team this season. At some point, they should be due to break their slide.
Prediction: Rockets 111, Knicks 109
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