San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The San Antonio Spurs (3-18) travel to meet the Houston Rockets (10-9) on Monday at Toyota Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Spurs vs. Rockets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: San Antonio leads 1-0

The Spurs have dropped 16 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 2, after starting out 3-2 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in their 1st 5. San Antonio's losing streak actually ties a franchise-long skid set last season.

The Rockets are coming off a 114-106 victory in Denver against the defending champions on Friday, and they topped Oklahoma City in their most recent home game on Wednesday as 1.5-point underdogs. The Under has cashed in 3 straight games for Houston, and the Rockets are 13-2-1 ATS in the past 16 games overall.

Spurs at Rockets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:22 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Spurs +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | Rockets -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +8.5 (-112) | Rockets -8.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 225 (O: -112 | U: -108)

Spurs at Rockets key injuries

Spurs

None

Rockets

F Dillon Brooks (illness) questionable
F Tari Eason (leg) questionable
G Victor Oladipo (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Spurs at Rockets picks and predictions

Prediction

Rockets 119, Spurs 108

Moneyline

The Rockets (-340) will cost you almsot 3½ times your potential return, and that's quite risky, even with the Spurs (+275) entering on a franchise-record-tying 16-game losing streak. Betting such heavy favorites is never a good idea, especially over the long term, as it takes just 1 loss to undo several wins.

PASS.

Against the spread

The ROCKETS -8.5 (-108) are a strong play against the Spurs +8.5 (-112).

Yes, San Antonio beat Houston in the 1st meeting back on Oct. 27, but both teams are in a completely different place from 6 weeks ago. The Spurs are skidding hard, while the Rockets have picked up covers at a 13-2-1 ATS clip across the past 16 games.

The Spurs are 3-8 ATS in their past 11 as single-digit underdogs.

Over/Under

OVER 225 (-110) is worth a roll of the dice, but go lightly.

The Over has cashed in 3 of the past 5 games for the Spurs, with the defense allowing 118 or more points in 5 of the past 6 outings.

The Rockets have hit the Under in 3 in a row, with the defense allowing just 104.7 PPG during the span. However, the Houston offense should be able to run wild against a San Antonio defense which yields 122.8 PPG while allowing teams to hit 49.3% from the field and 39.3% from behind the 3-point line.

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