The San Antonio Spurs (6-5) are favorites as they look to end a three-game home losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (3-6) on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at AT&T Center. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on TNT.
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Injury Report as of January 14
Spurs:
Derrick White: Out (Toe),
Drew Eubanks: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),
DeMar DeRozan: Day To Day (Personal),
Keita Bates-Diop: Out (Upper Respiratory Infection),
Quinndary Weatherspoon: Out (Knee)
Rockets:
Chris Clemons: Out For Season (Achilles),
Danuel House Jr.: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),
Eric Gordon: Day To Day (Leg),
Dante Exum: Out (Calf),
Brodric Thomas: Out (Ankle),
John Wall: Out (Knee)
Spurs and Rockets Records ATS
- San Antonio is over .500 against the spread this season with a record of 7-4.
- 6 of 11 San Antonio games this season (54.5%) resulted in a total more than the contest's over/under.
- Houston has a 3-6 record against the spread this season.
- The Rockets attain a 1-0 record against the spread this season when they enter a game as at least a 6-point underdog.
- Six of Houston's nine games (66.7%) this season have fallen short of the over/under.
Head to Head
The Spurs defeated the Rockets 123-105 in the last meeting between the teams on August 11, 2020. Russell Westbrook scored 20 points to lead the Rockets, and Keldon Johnson scored 24 points for the Spurs. The Spurs covered the spread as 4.5-point favorites, and the teams fell short of the 239.5-point over/under after combining to score 228.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2020 | Spurs | Spurs | -4.5 | 239.5 | -178 | 146 | Regular Season | 123-105 SA* |
| 12/16/2019 | Rockets | Rockets | -9.5 | 233.5 | -596 | 444 | Regular Season | 109-107 HOU* |
| 12/3/2019 | Rockets | Spurs | -6.5 | 233.5 | -302 | 239 | Regular Season | 135-133 SA* |
| 3/22/2019 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 111-105 HOU |
| 12/22/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 108-101 HOU |
| 11/30/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 136-105 HOU |
| 11/10/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 96-89 SA |
| 4/1/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 100-83 SA |
| 3/12/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 109-93 HOU |
| 2/1/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 102-91 HOU |
- 8/11/2020 DNP – Spurs: Patty Mills, Bryn Forbes
Rockets: James Harden, Eric Gordon - 12/16/2019 DNP – Rockets: Eric Gordon
- 12/3/2019 DNP – Spurs: LaMarcus Aldridge; Rockets: Eric Gordon
Scoring Trends
- The Spurs are the league's 17th-highest scoring team (111.2 PPG), while the Rockets allow the 21st-fewest points per game (113.2) in NBA action.
- The Spurs have a negative point differential on the season (-10 total points, -0.9 per game), as do the Rockets (-17 total points, -1.9 per game).
Spurs Leaders
- The Spurs points and assists leader is DeMar DeRozan. He racks up 21.2 points per game and contributes 7.0 assists.
- DeRozan's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 31.5, 2.3 lower than his season average of 33.8.
- San Antonio's rebounding leader is Johnson, who grabs 7.4 per game.
- Johnson's rebounding prop total for the game is set at 2.5 boards, 4.9 rebounds less than his season average of 7.4.
- Patty Mills is the top three-point shooter for the Spurs, knocking down 3.2 per game.
- Mills' three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 2.5, 0.7 shots lower than his season average of 3.2.
- San Antonio's blocks leader is Rudy Gay, who averages 0.9 per game. Johnson leads the team averaging 1.3 steals a game.
- Gay's blocks prop total for the contest is set at 0.5, 0.4 blocks lower than his season average of 0.9.
Rockets Leaders
- Christian Wood has the top Rockets spot in two categories: scoring (22.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.5 rebounds per game).
- Wood's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 32.5, 0.9 lower than his season average of 33.4.
- John Wall puts in work giving out assists and is Houston's assist leader with 5.1 per game.
- Wall's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 29.5, 1.1 greater than his season average of 28.4.
- Victor Oladipo leads the Rockets in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.8 made threes per game.
- Nobody on Houston grabs more steals than Oladipo (1.8 per game) or blocks more shots than Wood (1.6 per game).
- Wood's blocks prop total for the game is set at 1.5, 0.1 blocks lower than his season average of 1.6.
Predictions
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In the start of an indefinite run without starting center Christian Wood, the Houston Rockets are hoping veteran big man DeMarcus Cousins will pick up much of the slack. His first chance to do so comes Saturday at home versus a division rival, with tipoff between the Rockets and San Antonio Spurs set for 7 p.m. Central from Toyota Center.
While it's been an up-and-down season for the former All-Star, the optimistic case with Cousins is that he's generally played better with more minutes. When Wood missed three games with his initial right ankle injury in late January, Cousins started all three and averaged 17.3 points (40.9% on 3-pointers), 14.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
Aside from Wood, who again sprained his right ankle in Thursday's game at Memphis and will be 're-evaluated on a weekly basis,' the Rockets could be much healthier than they've been in recent days.
Veteran guards John Wall and Victor Oladipo staggered maintenance absences during Wednesday and Thursday's road back-to-back, so Saturday's game will likely be their first time to start together in the backcourt since Monday. That game was a 30-point blowout at Oklahoma City, in which the Rockets set a franchise record for 3-pointers.
Wall is listed as questionable with back spasms, but he played through the issue Thursday, and head coach Stephen Silas said postgame that Wall had told him he was fine. If for any reason that changes and Wall is unable to go, sixth man Eric Gordon would start in his place.
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Point spread: Rockets -1.5 (-110), Spurs +1.5 (-110)Moneyline: Rockets -120/Spurs +100Over-under: 222.5 (-110 O, -110 U)Player O/U Scoring Props:Rocket Crash Betting Game
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Saturday's projected starters for San Antonio are Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, DeMar DeRozan, Keldon Johnson and Jakoc Poeltl. Meanwhile, Houston is expected to counter with John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Jae'Sean Tate, PJ Tucker and DeMarcus Cousins.
The Spurs have a long injury report of their own, with LaMarcus Aldridge (hip flexor) and Lonnie Walker IV (stomach illness) each listed as out. Dejounte Murray is questionable with a sore left ankle. For the Rockets, defensive ace David Nwaba (left ankle sprain) is also questionable.
The Rockets and Spurs split a pair of games in San Antonio last month, but Houston was severely short-handed at the time: Wall, Oladipo and sixth man Eric Gordon were unavailable. This time, the Rockets enter with seven wins in their last eight games, while the Spurs are 4-4 over that same span. With a win on Saturday night, Houston would jump San Antonio in the tightly packed Southwest Division race.
Advice and prediction
The Rockets are 9-4 when John Wall plays this season compared to 2-6 when he sits. Moreover, they are 7-0 when he plays without James Harden. Assuming the five-time All-Star plays through the back spasms, that's one source of optimism as the Rockets begin what they hope is a brief era without their star big man in Wood.
Injury Report as of January 14
Spurs:
Derrick White: Out (Toe),
Drew Eubanks: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),
DeMar DeRozan: Day To Day (Personal),
Keita Bates-Diop: Out (Upper Respiratory Infection),
Quinndary Weatherspoon: Out (Knee)
Rockets:
Chris Clemons: Out For Season (Achilles),
Danuel House Jr.: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),
Eric Gordon: Day To Day (Leg),
Dante Exum: Out (Calf),
Brodric Thomas: Out (Ankle),
John Wall: Out (Knee)
Spurs and Rockets Records ATS
- San Antonio is over .500 against the spread this season with a record of 7-4.
- 6 of 11 San Antonio games this season (54.5%) resulted in a total more than the contest's over/under.
- Houston has a 3-6 record against the spread this season.
- The Rockets attain a 1-0 record against the spread this season when they enter a game as at least a 6-point underdog.
- Six of Houston's nine games (66.7%) this season have fallen short of the over/under.
Head to Head
The Spurs defeated the Rockets 123-105 in the last meeting between the teams on August 11, 2020. Russell Westbrook scored 20 points to lead the Rockets, and Keldon Johnson scored 24 points for the Spurs. The Spurs covered the spread as 4.5-point favorites, and the teams fell short of the 239.5-point over/under after combining to score 228.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2020 | Spurs | Spurs | -4.5 | 239.5 | -178 | 146 | Regular Season | 123-105 SA* |
| 12/16/2019 | Rockets | Rockets | -9.5 | 233.5 | -596 | 444 | Regular Season | 109-107 HOU* |
| 12/3/2019 | Rockets | Spurs | -6.5 | 233.5 | -302 | 239 | Regular Season | 135-133 SA* |
| 3/22/2019 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 111-105 HOU |
| 12/22/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 108-101 HOU |
| 11/30/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 136-105 HOU |
| 11/10/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 96-89 SA |
| 4/1/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 100-83 SA |
| 3/12/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 109-93 HOU |
| 2/1/2018 | – | Spurs | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 102-91 HOU |
- 8/11/2020 DNP – Spurs: Patty Mills, Bryn Forbes
Rockets: James Harden, Eric Gordon - 12/16/2019 DNP – Rockets: Eric Gordon
- 12/3/2019 DNP – Spurs: LaMarcus Aldridge; Rockets: Eric Gordon
Scoring Trends
- The Spurs are the league's 17th-highest scoring team (111.2 PPG), while the Rockets allow the 21st-fewest points per game (113.2) in NBA action.
- The Spurs have a negative point differential on the season (-10 total points, -0.9 per game), as do the Rockets (-17 total points, -1.9 per game).
Spurs Leaders
- The Spurs points and assists leader is DeMar DeRozan. He racks up 21.2 points per game and contributes 7.0 assists.
- DeRozan's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 31.5, 2.3 lower than his season average of 33.8.
- San Antonio's rebounding leader is Johnson, who grabs 7.4 per game.
- Johnson's rebounding prop total for the game is set at 2.5 boards, 4.9 rebounds less than his season average of 7.4.
- Patty Mills is the top three-point shooter for the Spurs, knocking down 3.2 per game.
- Mills' three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 2.5, 0.7 shots lower than his season average of 3.2.
- San Antonio's blocks leader is Rudy Gay, who averages 0.9 per game. Johnson leads the team averaging 1.3 steals a game.
- Gay's blocks prop total for the contest is set at 0.5, 0.4 blocks lower than his season average of 0.9.
Rockets Leaders
- Christian Wood has the top Rockets spot in two categories: scoring (22.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.5 rebounds per game).
- Wood's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 32.5, 0.9 lower than his season average of 33.4.
- John Wall puts in work giving out assists and is Houston's assist leader with 5.1 per game.
- Wall's PRA prop over/under for the game is set at 29.5, 1.1 greater than his season average of 28.4.
- Victor Oladipo leads the Rockets in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.8 made threes per game.
- Nobody on Houston grabs more steals than Oladipo (1.8 per game) or blocks more shots than Wood (1.6 per game).
- Wood's blocks prop total for the game is set at 1.5, 0.1 blocks lower than his season average of 1.6.
Predictions
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In the start of an indefinite run without starting center Christian Wood, the Houston Rockets are hoping veteran big man DeMarcus Cousins will pick up much of the slack. His first chance to do so comes Saturday at home versus a division rival, with tipoff between the Rockets and San Antonio Spurs set for 7 p.m. Central from Toyota Center.
While it's been an up-and-down season for the former All-Star, the optimistic case with Cousins is that he's generally played better with more minutes. When Wood missed three games with his initial right ankle injury in late January, Cousins started all three and averaged 17.3 points (40.9% on 3-pointers), 14.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
Aside from Wood, who again sprained his right ankle in Thursday's game at Memphis and will be 're-evaluated on a weekly basis,' the Rockets could be much healthier than they've been in recent days.
Veteran guards John Wall and Victor Oladipo staggered maintenance absences during Wednesday and Thursday's road back-to-back, so Saturday's game will likely be their first time to start together in the backcourt since Monday. That game was a 30-point blowout at Oklahoma City, in which the Rockets set a franchise record for 3-pointers.
Wall is listed as questionable with back spasms, but he played through the issue Thursday, and head coach Stephen Silas said postgame that Wall had told him he was fine. If for any reason that changes and Wall is unable to go, sixth man Eric Gordon would start in his place.
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
Point spread: Rockets -1.5 (-110), Spurs +1.5 (-110)Moneyline: Rockets -120/Spurs +100Over-under: 222.5 (-110 O, -110 U)Player O/U Scoring Props:Rocket Crash Betting Game
Victor Oladipo 22.5 (+100 O, -130 U), DeMarcus Cousins 16.5 (-105 O, -115 U), Jae'Sean Tate 9.5 (-125 O, +100 U), PJ Tucker 5.5 (-120 O, -105 U); DeMar DeRozan 20.5 (-120 O, -105 U), Keldon Johnson 14.5 (-120 O, -105 U), Jakob Poeltl 8.5 (+105 O, -140 U)Place your legal, online sports bets in CO, IN, MI, NV, NJ, PA, TN, and WV at BetMGM.
Saturday's projected starters for San Antonio are Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, DeMar DeRozan, Keldon Johnson and Jakoc Poeltl. Meanwhile, Houston is expected to counter with John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Jae'Sean Tate, PJ Tucker and DeMarcus Cousins.
The Spurs have a long injury report of their own, with LaMarcus Aldridge (hip flexor) and Lonnie Walker IV (stomach illness) each listed as out. Dejounte Murray is questionable with a sore left ankle. For the Rockets, defensive ace David Nwaba (left ankle sprain) is also questionable.
The Rockets and Spurs split a pair of games in San Antonio last month, but Houston was severely short-handed at the time: Wall, Oladipo and sixth man Eric Gordon were unavailable. This time, the Rockets enter with seven wins in their last eight games, while the Spurs are 4-4 over that same span. With a win on Saturday night, Houston would jump San Antonio in the tightly packed Southwest Division race.
Advice and prediction
The Rockets are 9-4 when John Wall plays this season compared to 2-6 when he sits. Moreover, they are 7-0 when he plays without James Harden. Assuming the five-time All-Star plays through the back spasms, that's one source of optimism as the Rockets begin what they hope is a brief era without their star big man in Wood.
Despite being a half-game worse in record going into Saturday, the Rockets (11-10) look like the better team on paper. Houston ranks No. 8 overall in net rating, as compared to No. 18 for the Spurs (12-10). In the last eight games, there's even more of a disparity, with the Rockets ranking No. 2 in the NBA and San Antonio at No. 23 overall.
Some of that gap should shrink given the absence of Wood, who was having an All-Star caliber season. But with a home game and Houston getting a day of rest beforehand, there's reason to believe Wall and the defensively stout Rockets can grind out another victory — and perhaps another under with the cumulative points total.
Prediction: 112-105, Rockets
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