NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Raptors Picks for February 9

Published 11:39 pm Saturday, February 8, 2025

The Toronto Raptors (16-36) will try to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (32-20) at 2:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 9, 2025 as 9.5-point underdogs. The Rockets have lost six games in a row.

If you hope to gain an edge on Sunday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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Rockets vs. Raptors Game Info

  • When: Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
  • Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
  • TV: SCHN and TSN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Rockets vs. Raptors Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 9.5)

  • Houston has beaten the spread 29 times in 52 games.
  • Toronto has 31 wins in 52 games against the spread this season.
  • The Rockets have an ATS record of 5-3 as 9.5-point favorites or greater.
  • Against the spread as 9.5-point underdogs or more, the Raptors are 9-10.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • In 26 games this season, the Rockets and their opponents have gone over 224.5 total points.
  • The Raptors have played 29 games this season that ended with a combined score over 224.5 points.
  • Houston has an average total of 222.5 in its outings this year, two fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Toronto’s games this season has been 228.7, 4.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Rockets are the 14th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Raptors have scored the 17th-most points.
  • The Raptors have surrendered the 26th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Rockets have given up the seventh-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-474)

  • This season, the Rockets have been favored 32 times and won 23, or 71.9%, of those games.
  • The Raptors have been chosen as underdogs in 47 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (29.8%) in those games.
  • This season, Houston has won four of its six games when favored by at least -474 on the moneyline.
  • This year, Toronto has won one of 16 games when listed as at least +360 or better on the moneyline.
  • The Rockets have a 82.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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