Rockets vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for March 12

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The Houston Rockets (40-25) are 4.5-point favorites as they attempt to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Phoenix Suns (30-35) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Toyota Center. The matchup airs at 8 p.m. ET on SCHN and AZFamily. The over/under in the matchup is set at 227.5.

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Rockets vs. Suns betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -186
  • Suns odds to win: +155
  • Spread: Rockets (-4.5)
  • Total: 227.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Houston has a 17-15 ATS record in home games so far while going 22-10 overall in those contests.
  • Houston has a 10-10 record ATS at home this year when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • Rockets home games have gone over the set point total 13 times this year.
  • This season at home Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 222.3 points per contest, 5.2 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 6-4 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The Rockets’ past 10 games saw four hit the over.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 1.1 fewer points (226.4) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Rockets have scored 1.0 more point per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 72.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (31-12).
  • Houston has a record of 21-8 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -186 or shorter (winning 72.4%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 65.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (25th in NBA) 45.3 (second) 48.4 (first) 42.9 (seventh) 22.8 (29th) 13.3 (14th)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Suns have a 15-19 record against the spread on the road and are 12-22 in road contests.
  • The Suns have gone 5-5 ATS in road games this year as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Suns games have gone over the set point total 22 times on the road this year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to the Suns to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns have covered the spread six times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Suns games have exceeded the set total seven times.
  • The Suns’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 235.2 points scored. That’s 7.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Suns’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 122.0, 7.5 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Suns Betting Records

  • Phoenix has won six, or 22.2%, of the 27 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Suns have been at least a +155 moneyline underdog 12 times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.2% chance of a victory for the Suns.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48 (seventh in NBA) 46.7 (16th) 42.7 (26th) 44.7 (19th) 28 (10th) 13.3 (14th)
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