The Houston Rockets (23-12) are heavily favored (by 11.5 points) to continue a three-game road win streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-27) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Rockets vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and MNMT
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Rockets vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 118 – Wizards 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 11.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-12.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (225.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.9

• The Rockets have covered more often than the Wizards this year, tallying an ATS record of 20-15-0, compared to the 13-20-0 record of the Wizards.
• Houston (2-1) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 11.5 points or more this season (66.7%) than Washington (7-9) does as an 11.5+-point underdog (43.8%).
• When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Houston does it in fewer games (48.6% of the time) than Washington (51.5%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Rockets are 19-6, a better record than the Wizards have put up (6-27) as moneyline underdogs.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets have been lifted by their defense, as they rank third-best in the NBA by allowing only 106.7 points per game. They rank 13th in the league in points scored (112.3 per contest).
• Houston is allowing 43.4 boards per game this year (ninth-ranked in NBA), but it has provided a lift by averaging 48.9 rebounds per contest (best).
• The Rockets haven’t posted many assists this season, ranking worst in the NBA with 21.7 assists per contest.
• With 12.6 turnovers per game, Houston is sixth in the NBA. It forces 14.2 turnovers per contest, which ranks 13th in the league.
• The Rockets have been coming up short when it comes to threes this season, ranking fifth-worst in the NBA in three-pointers made per game (11.8) and second-worst in three-point percentage (32.6%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• On offense the Wizards are the 24th-ranked team in the NBA (108.9 points per game). On defense they are the worst (121.8 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, Washington is 14th in the NBA in rebounds (44.2 per game) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.3).
• At 25.2 assists per game, the Wizards are 18th in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fifth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is fifth-worst in forcing them (12.7 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 22nd in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.2). They are third-worst in 3-point percentage at 33%.

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