Rockets vs. Pacers betting: NBA preview for Feb. 2

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The Indiana Pacers (13-36) host the Houston Rockets (30-17) after winning three straight home games. The Rockets are favored by 6 points in the matchup, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, 2026. The over/under is set at 219.5 in the matchup.

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Rockets vs. Pacers betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -243
  • Pacers odds to win: +200
  • Spread: Rockets (-6)
  • Total: 219.5

Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Houston has a 14-12 ATS record in road games so far while going 13-13 overall in those contests.
  • Houston’s record against the spread is 4-9 when playing as 6-point favorites or more on the road this season.
  • Rockets games have gone over the set point total 13 times on the road this season.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Houston to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 227 points per contest.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 7-3 overall and 4-6 against the spread in their last 10 games.
  • One times in those 10 games, the final combined score surpassed the set total.
  • The last 10 Rockets games averaged 222.6 total points, 3.1 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Rockets have a points-per-game average 7.4 points below their season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have put together a 28-15 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.1% of those games).
  • Houston has gone 18-10 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -243 or shorter (winning 64.3%).
  • The Rockets have a 70.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (ninth in NBA) 46 (fifth) 49.2 (first) 39.4 (first) 25.1 (22nd) 14.2 (18th)

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Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Pacers games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times at home this year.
  • The Pacers are 10-16 in home contests and have covered the spread 16 times at home.
  • This year, the Pacers are 1-2 ATS at home as 6-point underdogs or more.
  • Recent history gives an edge to the Pacers to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 232.6 points per contest.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Pacers games have gone over the set total four times.
  • The Pacers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 229.8 points scored. That’s 10.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Pacers are scoring 108.7 points per game compared to their 110.7 season average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • This season, Indiana has been the underdog 42 times and won 10, or 23.8%, of those games.
  • This season, the Pacers have won three of their 20 games, or 15%, when they’re the underdog by at least +200 on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pacers have a 33.3% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (29th in NBA) 48.3 (26th) 43.1 (20th) 46.9 (27th) 25.6 (17th) 13.7 (11th)
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