NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Wizards Picks for January 7
Published 11:33 pm Monday, January 6, 2025
The Houston Rockets (23-12) visit the Washington Wizards (6-27) after winning three straight road games. The Rockets are favored by 9.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Prior to making a wager on this matchup, have a look at the best bets available on Tuesday according to our computer predictions.
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Rockets vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: SCHN and MNMT
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Rockets vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 9.5)
- Against the spread, Houston is 20-15-0 this season.
- Against the spread, Washington is 13-20-0 this season.
- The Rockets have an ATS record of 3-1 as 9.5-point favorites or greater.
- The Wizards’ ATS record as 9.5-point underdogs or greater is 8-14.
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Pick OU:
Under (226.5)
- The Rockets and their opponents have gone over 226.5 combined points in 14 of 35 games this season.
- The Wizards and their opponents have combined to score more than 226.5 points in 20 of 33 games this season.
- Houston’s games this season have had an average of 221.4 points, 5.1 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- Washington has a 231.7-point average over/under in its contests this season, 5.2 more points than this game’s total.
- The Rockets are the 16th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Wizards have scored the 30th-most points.
- This matchup features the NBA’s 17th-ranked (Wizards) and third-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-450)
- The Rockets have been favorites in 25 games this season and won 19 (76%) of those contests.
- The Wizards have been victorious in six, or 18.2%, of the 33 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Houston has won three of its four games when favored by at least -450 on the moneyline.
- This year, Washington has won one of 19 games when listed as at least +340 or better on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 81.8% chance to win.
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