The Houston Rockets (11-14) will attempt to break a four-game losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-17) on Monday, February 15, 2021 at Capital One Arena as just 1.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on NBA TV. The matchup has an over/under of 236.5.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockets | -1.5 | -111 | -117 | 236.5 | -117 | -117 |
Head to Head
Houston holds a 7-3 record in the last 10 head-to-head meetings with Washington.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2021 | Rockets | Rockets | -3.5 | 234 | -157 | 131 | Regular Season | 107-88 HOU |
| 10/30/2019 | Rockets | Wizards | -8 | 234 | -346 | 271 | Regular Season | 159-158 HOU |
| 12/19/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 136-118 HOU |
| 11/26/2018 | – | Wizards | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 135-131 WAS |
| 4/3/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 120-104 HOU |
| 12/29/2017 | – | Wizards | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 121-103 WAS |
| 1/2/2017 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 101-91 HOU |
| 11/7/2016 | – | Wizards | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 114-106 HOU |
| 1/30/2016 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 123-122 WAS |
| 12/9/2015 | – | Wizards | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 109-103 HOU |
Rockets Betting Information
- Houston has not performed well against the spread this season, posting a 10-15 record.
- The Rockets have struggled to cover, going just 3-7 ATS when favored by at least 1.5 points.
- Houston has more often than not combined with its adversaries to fall short of the over, doing so 8 times in 25 contests (32%).
Wizards Betting Information
- Washington has a losing record against the spread, going 9-14 ATS (covering only 39.1% of the time).
- When they are at least 1.5-point underdogs, the Wizards have not fared well, going 0-4 against the spread.
- Washington has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 52.2% of matchups this season (12 out of 23 chances).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Rockets and their opponents have recorded more than 236.5 points in 24% of their games this season (six of 25 opportunities).
- Washington has played in nine games this year (out of 23 total matchups — 39.1% of opportunities) where they combined with their opponents to score more than 236.5 points.
- These two teams average a combined 222.1 points per game, 14.4 fewer points than the over/under of 236.5 set for this matchup.
- Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.4 fewer points per game (230.1) than this game’s total of 236.5 points.
- The Rockets’ average point total in matchups this year is 219.1, 17.4 points below the total in this game.
- The average over/under for Wizards games this season is 3.3 less points than the point total of 236.5 for this outing.
Rockets Leaders
- Christian Wood leads the Rockets in points and rebounds. He puts up 22.0 points per game while also adding 10.2 rebounds.
- Houston’s assists leader is John Wall, who racks up 6.1 per game.
- Eric Gordon hits 2.8 threes per game to lead the Rockets.
- Victor Oladipo leads the team with 1.8 steals per game. Wood collects 1.5 blocks an outing to pace Houston.
Wizards Leaders
- Russell Westbrook is number one on the Wizards leaderboard in both rebounds (9.0 per game) and assists (8.9 per game).
- Bradley Beal scores 32.8 points per game to pace Washington.
- Davis Bertans is tops from three-point range for the Wizards, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
- Nobody on Washington grabs more steals than Beal (1.3 per game) or blocks more shots than Alex Len (1.1 per game).
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