Rockets vs. Jazz Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Houston Rockets (19-21) will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Utah Jazz (22-21) on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Toyota Center as just 2.5-point favorites. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Spac. The matchup has an over/under set at 234.5 points.

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Rockets and Jazz Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

When they have played as at least 2.5-point favorites this season, the Rockets are 8-3-1 against the spread.

The Jazz have an 18-13 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 2.5 points or more this year.

The Rockets and the Jazz combine to average 5.1 fewer points per game than the over/under of 234.5 set for this game.

Houston and Utah have seen its opponents average a combined 4.3 fewer points per game than the point total of 234.5 set for this game.

The Rockets’ average point total in matchups this season is 224.0, 10.5 points below the total in this game.

Utah’s games this season have averaged a total of 235.6 points, 1.1 more than the point total in this matchup.

So far this season, Houston has compiled a 20-18-2 record against the spread.

The Jazz’s ATS record is 26-17-0 this year.

Rockets Stats & Insights

The Rockets have a +22 scoring differential, putting up 112.3 points per game (22nd in the league) and giving up 111.7 (eighth in the NBA).

The 44.9 rebounds per game the Rockets average rank seventh in the league. Their opponents record 44.2 per outing.

Houston hits 12.1 three-pointers per game (21st in the league) at a 35.6% rate (23rd in the NBA), compared to the 12.3 its opponents make while shooting 34.3% from deep.

The Rockets’ 114.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 21st in the NBA, and the 113.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank sixth in the league.

In the 2023-24 season, the Rockets are scoring 3.1 more points per home game on average than on the road (113.7 at home, 110.6 on the road), but are allowing 11.5 fewer points per home game compared to road games (106.2 at home, 117.7 on the road).

Jazz Stats & Insights

The Jazz are being outscored by 1.4 points per game, with a -63 scoring differential overall. They put up 117.1 points per game (11th in NBA), and allow 118.5 per contest (23rd in league).

Utah ranks second in the league at 46.4 rebounds per game. That’s 4.6 more than the 41.8 its opponents average.

The Jazz connect on 13.2 three-pointers per game (11th in the league), while their opponents have made 14.0 on average.

The Jazz average 117.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (15th in league), and concede 118.5 points per 100 possessions (22nd in NBA).

At home, Utah averages 123.9 points per game. Away, it scores 110.5.

Rockets Key Players to Watch

The Rockets get 21.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists from Alperen Sengun.

Fred VanVleet contributes with 3.7 boards and 8.6 assists per game in addition to his 17.2 PPG scoring average.

VanVleet makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Rockets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.

Sengun puts up 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks on average per game.

Jazz Key Players to Watch

Lauri Markkanen scores 24.1 points per game. He also adds 8.8 rebounds per outing and 1.9 assists per contest.

John Collins has per-game averages of 13.9 points, 1.0 assist and 7.6 rebounds this season.

Markkanen cashes in on 3.2 treys per game.

The Jazz’s defensive efforts get a boost from Kelly Olynyk’s 0.9 steals and Walker Kessler’s 2.6 blocks per game.

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