AccuScore has the Rockets as solid 85.7 percent favorites to win, but the money-line is too prohibitive to consider.
Live odds: Current NBA point spreads and totals
With an average score after 10,000-plus simulations of 101-89, the Rocket have just a 51.1 percent chance to cover the 11.5-point spread. We’ll look elsewhere for our play.
AccuScore Best Bet: There’s about a 61 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 196, a 4-star (out of four) AccuScore Hot Trend.
Some supporting trends: nine of Utah’s last 10 games have stayed UNDER, as have four of Houston’s last six.
Projected Leaders Gordon Hayward: 18 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 TOs James Harden: 27 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 TOs
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