The Houston Rockets (10-3) and Washington Wizards (4-9) will square off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. EST from Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The game will broadcast live on SCHN.
The Rockets are 8.5-point favorites on the spread (Rockets -8.5), with the over/under set at 224.5 total points. The Rockets are -344 moneyline favorites to win outright, while the Wizards are listed as +276 underdogs to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Rockets vs. Wizards predictions and NBA picks for Sunday, November, 15.
Rockets vs Wizards Prediction
- Rockets vs Wizards pick: Wizards +9.5 (-135)
My Rockets vs Wizards best bet is on Washington to cover the spread, with the best price currently available at DraftKings. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
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Rockets vs Wizards Odds
| Rockets Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-8.5 -102 | 224.5 -105o / -115u | -344 |
| Wizards Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+8.5 -118 | 224.5 -105o / -115u | +276 |
- Rockets vs Wizards spread: Rockets -8.5 (-102), Wizards +8.5 (-118)
- Rockets vs Wizards over/under: 224.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Rockets vs Wizards moneyline: Rockets -344, Wizards +276
Rockets vs Wizards Pick, Betting Analysis
This might be a rock fight.
The Rockets take the third-fewest threes in the league, the Wizards allow the seventh-fewest, and the lowest percentage on them (though that’s mostly luck). The total is 223.5. The Rockets and Jazz total was 221.5, and Utah covered.
The interior matchup is pretty good with Alex Sarr and Anthony Davis against Alperen Sengun (who’s having an awesome season so far). The Wizards do allow a lot of offensive rebounds, which is unfortunate vs. the Rockets, but they actually defend second-chance attempts well (11th via Synergy Sports).
The real cap on this is that Fred VanVleet is sitting out for injury maintenance. The Rockets are seven points better per 100 possessions with FVV on the floor. You beat the Wizards with jump shots, and FVV is one of their two best jump shooters, so the replacement value is low.
I have FVV worth about a point to the spread. I like the spot on an extended road trip for the Rockets, who faced the Jazz way out West on Friday and now are on the East Coast for a 6 p.m. CT tip (their time zone).
Spot, spread, injury, matchup. Houston’s awesome, but I think the play is Wizards.
Pick: Wizards +9.5 (-135)
Rockets vs Wizards Betting Trends
