Rockets vs. Nets betting: NBA preview for February 4

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The Houston Rockets (32-17) will attempt to break a three-game win streak when they visit the Brooklyn Nets (16-33) on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Barclays Center as 9.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET on YES and SCHN. The matchup has an over/under set at 212.5 points.

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Rockets Cover -9.5 vs Nets -113

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Rockets vs. Nets betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -439
  • Nets odds to win: +338
  • Spread: Rockets (-9.5)
  • Total: 212.5
  • TV Channel: Space City Home Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Houston has a 17-9 record against the spread on the road and are 17-9 in road contests.
  • This season, Houston has a 2-0 record ATS in road games as 9.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Rockets have gone over a set point total in a road game 17 times this season.
  • This season on the road Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 223.8 points per contest, 11.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 12.1 more points (224.6) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Rockets’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 0.4 points higher than their season-long average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 71.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (23-9).
  • Houston has a record of 5-2 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -439 or shorter (winning 71.4%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 81.4%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (24th in NBA) 45.5 (sixth) 48.0 (first) 42.8 (seventh) 22.5 (29th) 12.9 (ninth)

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Nets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Nets home games have gone over the set point total eight times this year.
  • The Nets have a 7-14 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 5-16 overall in those contests.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to the Nets to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 218.1 points per contest.

Nets Recent Trends

  • The Nets have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The Nets and their opponents have hit the over two times in those games.
  • The last 10 Nets games averaged 215.5 total points, 3.0 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Nets have scored 6.8 fewer points per contest compared to their 105.5 PPG season-long scoring average.

Nets Betting Records

  • This season, Brooklyn has won 13 out of the 44 games, or 29.5%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Nets have a record of 5-16 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +338 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 22.8% chance of a victory for the Nets.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (27th in NBA) 48.3 (28th) 40.5 (29th) 42.9 (ninth) 24.8 (23rd) 14.0 (18th)
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