The Toronto Raptors (7-21) are underdogs (+6.5) as they try to stop a six-game losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (18-9) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The contest airs on SCHN and TSN.

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Rockets vs. Raptors Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and TSN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Venue: Scotiabank Arena

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Rockets vs. Raptors Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 115 – Raptors 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Raptors

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-7.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.8

• The Rockets (17-10-0 ATS) have covered the spread 63% of the time, 4.9% less often than the Raptors (19-9-0) this year.
• Houston covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 71.4% of the time. That’s more often than Toronto covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (61.1%).
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Toronto and its opponents aren’t as successful (46.4% of the time) as Houston and its opponents (48.1%).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Raptors are 7-20, while the Rockets are 14-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are putting up 112.9 points per game this season (14th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, allowing just 106.4 points per game (third-best).
• Houston ranks best in the NBA by pulling down 49.1 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks 13th in the league (43.7 allowed per contest).
• The Rockets haven’t posted many assists this season, ranking third-worst in the NBA with 22.7 assists per game.
• Houston ranks fifth-best in the NBA by committing just 12.6 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 15th in the league (14.1 per contest).
• The Rockets rank 22nd in the NBA by draining 11.9 three-pointers per contest, but they own a 32.7% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks third-worst in the league.

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Raptors Performance Insights

• Offensively the Raptors are the 17th-ranked squad in the NBA (111.7 points per game). Defensively they are 23rd (116.7 points conceded per game).
• Toronto is sixth in the league in rebounds per game (45.6) and ninth in rebounds allowed (43.4).
• With 28.5 assists per game, the Raptors are sixth in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, Toronto is 24th in the NBA in committing them (15.5 per game). It is 23rd in forcing them (13.1 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Raptors are second-worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11.3). They are ranked 24th in 3-point percentage at 34.1%.

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