NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Raptors Picks for December 22

Published 9:33 pm Saturday, December 21, 2024

The Toronto Raptors (7-21) will look to end a six-game losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (18-9) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena as 6.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on SCHN and TSN.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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Rockets vs. Raptors Game Info

  • When: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario
  • TV: SCHN and TSN
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Rockets vs. Raptors Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 6.5)

  • Against the spread, Houston is 17-10-0 this year.
  • Toronto has 19 wins in 28 games against the spread this year.
  • The Rockets have an ATS record of 5-2 as 6.5-point favorites or greater.
  • The Raptors’ ATS record as 6.5-point underdogs or more is 11-7.

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Pick OU:

Under (224.5)

  • The Rockets and their opponents have gone over 224.5 combined points in 12 of 27 games this season.
  • The Raptors have combined with their opponent to score more than 224.5 points in 16 of 28 games this season.
  • Houston’s outings this year have an average total of 221.9, 2.6 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Toronto has a 228.1-point average over/under in its contests this season, 3.6 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Rockets score the 17th-most points in the league this season, while the Raptors’ offense racks up the 11th-most.
  • The Rockets are the league’s fifth-ranked scoring defense while the Raptors are the 24th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-275)

  • The Rockets have entered the game as favorites 19 times this season and won 14, or 73.7%, of those games.
  • The Raptors have been underdogs in 27 games this season and have come away with the win seven times (25.9%) in those contests.
  • Houston has a record of 4-2 when it’s favored by -275 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • This year, Toronto has won two of 16 games when listed as at least +220 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 73.3%.

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