Rockets vs. Kings betting: NBA preview for Feb. 25

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The Houston Rockets (35-21) are heavy, 13.5-point favorites against the Sacramento Kings (13-46) on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on SCHN and NBCS-CA. The over/under is set at 221.5 in the matchup.

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Rockets Cover -13.5 vs Kings -115

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Rockets vs. Kings betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -926
  • Kings odds to win: +618
  • Spread: Rockets (-13.5)
  • Total: 221.5

Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Houston has a 9-17 ATS record in home games so far while going 19-7 overall in those contests.
  • Houston has gone 4-1 ATS at home this season when playing as 13.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total eight times.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Houston to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 224.2 points per contest.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 6-4 overall and 3-7 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in three of those 10 games.
  • The Rockets’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 217.7 points scored. That’s 3.8 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In the past 10 games, the Rockets are scoring 7.2 points less per game compared to their season average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have put together a 32-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64% of those games).
  • Houston has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -926 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets’ implied win probability is 90.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (10th in NBA) 45.6 (fifth) 48.5 (first) 39.6 (second) 24.7 (25th) 14.6 (23rd)

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Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Kings are 4-26 in road contests with an 11-19 record against the spread on the road.
  • The Kings have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 15 times this season.
  • This season on the road the Kings and their opponents have averaged a total of 232.2 points per contest, 10.7 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have covered the spread four times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 1-9 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Kings and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Kings games averaged 227.9 total points, 6.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the last 10 games, the Kings are scoring 109.3 points per game compared to their 110.3 season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • This season, Sacramento has been the underdog 53 times and won 10, or 18.9%, of those games.
  • The Kings have been at least a +618 moneyline underdog three times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 13.9% chance of a victory for the Kings.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (21st in NBA) 49.5 (30th) 41.4 (26th) 44.7 (18th) 25.1 (22nd) 13.9 (14th)
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