Rockets vs. Suns Prediction
The Rockets will travel to Phoenix tonight at 9:00PM ET to take on the Suns. Will the game be high-scoring for bettors?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Suns are now 11.5-point home underdogs versus the Rockets, who opened as 10.5-point favorites for tonight’s game. As for the total, the number hit the board at 234 but has already jumped to the whopping number of 236.5.
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Houston enters play tonight having won six of its last 10 games but is just 4-6 against the spread during that span. The Rockets still own a winning record at the betting window at 42-34 and are an impressive 24-14 against the spread on the road this year.
Phoenix, meanwhile, has lost 11 straight games entering play tonight and is just 3-7 against the spread during that same stretch. The Suns are 37-39 at the betting window on the season, but own a winning ATS record at home this year at 18-17.
OUR PREDICTION: The over has cashed in seven of the last eight meetings between these two teams when they play Phoenix and is a perfect 5-0 in the last five meetings overall. The over is also 5-0 in the Rockets’ last five games versus a team with a losing record and is 11-5 in their last 16 games on Sunday. On the other side, the over is 4-1 in the Suns’ last five games overall and is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
SUNDAY NBA PREDICTION: ROCKETS/SUNS OVER 236.5