The Utah Jazz (1-11) and Houston Rockets (9-3) will face off in the NBA Cup tonight. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The game will broadcast live on NBA League Pass.
The Rockets are 16.5-point favorites over the Jazz on the spread, with the over/under set at 219.5 total points. The Rockets are -1580 moneyline favorites to win outright, while the Jazz are listed as +900 underdogs to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Jazz vs. Rockets predictions and NBA picks for Friday, November 13.
Jazz vs Rockets Prediction
- Jazz vs Rockets pick: Over 219.5 (-115)
My Jazz vs. Rockets best bet is the total to go over 219.5 points, with the best price currently available at DraftKings. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Download the Action Network app now for more NBA picks and analysis! If you want more Action Network content, be sure to add us as a preferred source on Google.
Jazz vs Rockets Odds
- Jazz vs Rockets spread: Rockets -16.5 (-104), Jazz +16.5 (-117)
- Jazz vs Rockets over/under: 219.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Jazz vs Rockets moneyline: Jazz +900, Rockets -1580
Jazz vs Rockets NBA Cup Preview
The Jazz have been an under team this season, with a surprising number of games where they've held opponents under their team totals.
But Utah has had just one game with a total south of 220 this season, which easily went over. Th Jazz's totals have been based on better projected offense along with worse defense.
But Houston is legitimately good offensively this season, with the fourth-best offense against the third-toughest strength of schedule of defenses, per DunksAndThrees.com.
This is a NBA Cup game, and the Rockets need to win and win by a lot to give themselves a chance. They will also probably take it pretty easy with Utah, who is missing Lauri Markkanen, Jaren Jackson, and Jusuf Nurkic.
Houston will smash them on the glass for putbacks.
Jazz vs Rockets Pick, Betting Analysis
The Jazz's pace is actually slower without Markkanen on the floor, which is a concern, but I still think this number is simply too great of an adjustment.
Even with their bad offense this year, I still make this 219.5 based only on in-season numbers.
Pick: Over 219.5 (-115)
Jazz vs Rockets Betting Trends
