Rockets vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for February 22

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The Houston Rockets (35-21) visit the Utah Jazz (13-42) after losing five straight road games. The Rockets are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 9:30 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The over/under is 226 for the matchup.

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Rockets Cover -8.5 vs Jazz -111

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Rockets vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -380
  • Jazz odds to win: +299
  • Spread: Rockets (-8.5)
  • Total: 226
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Houston has a 17-12 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 17-12 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Houston has a 2-2 record ATS in road games as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times on the road this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Houston to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 223.2 points per contest this season.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 3-7 overall and 3-7 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Rockets games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 5.0 fewer points (221.0) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Rockets’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 4.6 points lower than their season-long average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 72.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (26-10).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -380 or shorter, Houston has gone 7-3 (70% win percentage).
  • The Rockets have an implied moneyline win probability of 79.2% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (24th in NBA) 45.4 (fifth) 48.0 (first) 42.8 (sixth) 22.6 (30th) 13.1 (ninth)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Jazz games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times at home this season.
  • The Jazz have a 13-13 record against the spread at home and is 6-20 in home contests.
  • The Jazz and their opponents have averaged a total of 229.2 points per home contest this season, 3.2 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz are 3-7 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Jazz games have gone over the set total eight times.
  • The past 10 Jazz games averaged 3.7 more points (229.7) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Jazz are scoring 117.2 points per game compared to their 112.2 season average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • Utah has been underdogs in 54 games this season and won 12 (22.2%) of those contests.
  • The Jazz have entered 22 games this season as the underdog by +299 or more and is 1-21 in those contests.
  • The Jazz have a 25.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (20th in NBA) 47.7 (26th) 45.5 (sixth) 42.8 (sixth) 25.6 (18th) 16.8 (30th)
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