Rockets vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for April 2

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The Utah Jazz (16-60) visit the Houston Rockets (49-27) after losing 17 straight road games. The Rockets are double-digit favorites by 16 points in the matchup, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The point total in the matchup is set at 228.

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Rockets Cover -16 vs Jazz -110

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Rockets vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -1493
  • Jazz odds to win: +856
  • Spread: Rockets (-16)
  • Total: 228
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Houston is 27-11 in home contests and have covered the spread 19 times at home.
  • Houston has a 0-1 record ATS at home this season as 16-point favorites or more.
  • The Rockets have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 17 times this season.
  • Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 223.0 points per home contest this year, 5.0 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 8-2 overall and 3-7 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 5.3 fewer points (222.7) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Rockets have scored 7.1 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 75.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (40-13).
  • Houston has played as a moneyline favorite of -1493 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
  • The Rockets have a 93.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (24th in NBA) 45.6 (fourth) 48.6 (first) 42.2 (fifth) 23.1 (28th) 13 (ninth)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Jazz have a 19-18 record against the spread on the road and are 7-30 in road contests.
  • On the road this year, Jazz games have gone over the set point total 21 times.
  • The Jazz and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.7 points per road contest this season, 0.7 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz are 2-8 against the spread and 1-9 overall in their last 10 matchups.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Jazz games have gone over the set total four times.
  • The Jazz’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 234.1 points scored. That’s 6.1 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Jazz have a 104.7 points-per-game average, 6.8 points below their season-long scoring average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • Utah has entered the game as underdogs 73 times this season and won 14, or 19.2%, of those games.
  • This season, the Jazz have been at least a +856 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 10.5% chance of a victory for the Jazz.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (21st in NBA) 47.6 (26th) 45.4 (fifth) 43.8 (14th) 25.6 (20th) 16.7 (30th)
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