Rockets vs. Clippers betting: NBA preview for Dec. 23

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The Houston Rockets (17-9) are favored by 7.5 points against the Los Angeles Clippers (7-21) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on NBC/Peacock, FDSSC, and SCHN. The point total for the matchup is 219.5.

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Rockets Cover -7.5 vs Clippers -117

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Rockets vs. Clippers betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -300
  • Clippers odds to win: +242
  • Spread: Rockets (-7.5)
  • Total: 219.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Houston has a 10-6 ATS record in road games so far while going 9-7 overall in those contests.
  • Houston has a 2-3 record ATS in road games this year when playing as 7.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Rockets have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 11 times this year.
  • This season on the road Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 230.0 points per contest, 10.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 5-5 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 9.8 more points (229.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Rockets’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 0.2 points lower than their season-long average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have compiled a 16-8 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
  • Houston has a record of 10-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -300 or shorter (winning 76.9%).
  • The Rockets have a 75.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (fourth in NBA) 45.9 (seventh) 49.0 (first) 38.4 (first) 25.8 (18th) 15.2 (23rd)

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Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Clippers home games have gone over the set point total five times this year.
  • The Clippers have covered the spread two times at home this year while going 4-8 in home contests.
  • The Clippers have a 1-4 record ATS in home games this year as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Clippers and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.8 points per contest, 5.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • Clippers’ past 10 contests saw three hit the over.
  • The Clippers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 226.4 points scored. That’s 6.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Clippers’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 107.9, 2.7 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • This season, Los Angeles has been the underdog 14 times and won two of those games.
  • The Clippers have not won as an underdog of +242 or more on the moneyline this season in five such games.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 29.2% chance of a victory for the Clippers.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (15th in NBA) 47.6 (19th) 41.2 (27th) 42.4 (eighth) 23.7 (29th) 15.3 (25th)
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