Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets – Dec 27 Betting Insights and Odds

Phoenix Suns (14-15 SU, 10-19 ATS) vs. Houston Rockets (15-13 SU, 18-9 ATS)

When: Wednesday, December 27th, 8:00 PM (ET)

Where: Toyota Center, TX, Houston

TV: Spac

Point Spread: Pho -2.5/Hou +2.5

Total: 225

Money Line: Phoenix Suns -127/+106

Notable Injuries

Suns

• Bradley Beal (Out) Ankle
• Jusuf Nurkic (Probable) Personal
• Damion Lee (Out) Knee
• Josh Okogie (Probable) Hip

Rockets

• Victor Oladipo (Out) Knee
• Dillon Brooks (Questionable) Abdomen

Recent Form

Over their last ten games, the Suns are 3-7 and come into today’s matchup vs. the Rockets with an overall record of 14-15. In the Western Conference, the Suns are in 11th place and are 5th in the Pacific Division.

As they prepare to take on the Suns, the Rockets are focused on staying above .500. At the moment, their record is 15-13, which has them 8th in the Western Conference. In the Southwest division, they are in 3rd place.

The Historicals

In terms of betting vs the spread, the Rockets have gone 3-2, but the Suns actually have a positive scoring differential. In these meetings, Phoenix has averaged 119 points per contest while allowing 115. Over the course of these games, they averaged 234 points per game, leading a 4-1 over-under record.

Analysis

In their recent game, the Suns’ offense concluded with 114 points, consistent with their ongoing season average of 114.5 points per contest. Kevin Durant is the current leading scorer for the team, with an average of 30.3 as they approach today’s matchup. In addition, Devin Booker brings a PPG average of 27.4 into the game.

The Suns’ defense is presently ranked 15 in the league, allowing an average of 114.5 points per contest.

Opponents are hitting 53.7% of their two-point field goal attempts this season, and they’re also connecting on 36.0% of their three-point attempts.

Houston finished with 117 points in their game against the Pacers. This total surpasses their season average of 111.8 points per game. Alperen Sengün led the scoring for the Rockets, contributing 30 points. Additionally, Fred VanVleet chipped in with 18 points.

At present, the Rockets’ defense is ranked 2, allowing 108.3 points per game.

In terms of takeaways, the Rockets are causing 12.5 turnovers per game, ranking 10th in the league. They also enter the matchup ranked 26th in rejections, averaging 4.2 blocked shots each game.

Betting Trends

• Through their last ten road contests, the Suns offense has averaged 115 points per game while allowing an average of 113. Phoenix posted an overall record of 6-4 while going 3-7 ATS.
• When looking at their past three home matchups, Houston has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 118 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Houston has an ATS mark of 5-4-1 while going 4-6 straight up.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Phoenix has an ATS mark of 3-7 while going 5-5 straight up.

Joes Pick To Cover The Spread

Right now, there is little reason to trust the Suns. In their past two games, they lost by 15 to the Suns and 14 to the Mavericks. Yet, they come into today’s game as 2.5-point favorites on the road. But between Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, I do see them having enough firepower to pull off a win against a Rockets team that played and lost last night. I like Phoenix at -2.5.