Update 10:28 a.m. ET: Saturday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks was postponed due to severe weather and icy conditions in the Atlanta area. The date for the rescheduled game will be announced at a later time.
Original column below (published Jan. 11, 10:08 a.m. ET)
The Houston Rockets (25-12) wrap up a 3-game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks (19-19) Saturday at State Farm Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Rockets vs. Hawksodds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Hawks won and covered both meetings last season while the Over/Under (O/U) went 1-1
The Rockets have won and covered the first 2 stops of the 3-game road trip and are on a 3-game win streak since a home victory against the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday. The Over is 2-0-1 in the past 3 games.
Houston has picked up 5 wins in the past 7 games against Eastern Conference teams, going 4-3 against the spread (ATS). The Under is 3-1 in the past 4 tries against Eastern Conference teams.
The Hawks have won just once in the past 5 tries, going 0-5 ATS. The Over is 5-1-2 in the past 8 games and 7-2-2 across the previous 11 contests.
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in the past 5 tries against Western Conference foes and 1-9 ATS in the past 10 games against the West.
Rockets at Hawks odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 10:08 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rockets -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Hawks +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread: Rockets -5.5 (-115) | Hawks +5.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 234.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Rockets at Hawks key injuries
Rockets
- F Tari Eason (leg) doubtful
- F Jabari Smith Jr. (toe) out
Hawks
- G Bogdan Bogdanovic (knee) questionable
- F Jalen Johnson (shoulder) out
- F Larry Nance Jr. (hand) out
- G Trae Young (Achilles) probable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Rockets at Hawks picks and predictions
Prediction
Rockets 123, Hawks 115
Moneyline
The Rockets (-250) will cost you 2½ times your potential return, which is a little too expensive for a standalone wager. My personal limit for a singular ML play is -195.
However, if you were to include Houston in a multi-leg or cross-sport parlay, that’s perfectly fine.
PASS.
Against the spread
The ROCKETS -5.5 (-115) are a decent play as they wrap up this road trip with matinee action in Atlanta.
The Hawks +5.5 (-105) are skidding, having failed to cover each of the past 5 outings. On the flip side, the Rockets have covered both games on the road trip and cashed in 4 in a row away from home.
Over/Under
OVER 234.5 (-110) is a strong play more often than not when the Hawks are available.
The total has ended up going high at a 2-0-1 clip in the past 3 games for Houston and 6-4-1 in the previous 11 outings.
For the Hawks, though, the Over is 2-0-1 in the past 3 outings, too, while going 7-2-2 in the previous 11 games.
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