Miami Heat at Houston Rockets Game Preview
It’s Sunday, December 29, and the Miami Heat (15-14) and the Houston Rockets (21-10) are all set to square off from Toyota Center in Houston.
Miami lost 120-110 last night in Atlanta to the Hawks while the Rockets last played Friday night. They lost at home against the Timberwolves 113-112.
The Heat are currently 6-9 on the road with a point differential of +2, while the Rockets are 11-4 at home overall and 8-2 in their last ten at Toyota Center.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Heat at Rockets live today
Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Site: Toyota Center
City: Houston, TX
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Game odds for Heat at Rockets
The latest odds as of Sunday:
Odds: Miami Heat (+275), Houston Rockets (-345)
Spread: Rockets -8.5
Over/Under: 216.5 points
That gives the Heat an implied team point total of 104, and the Rockets 112.5.
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Expert picks & predictions for Sunday’s Heat at Rockets game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the home team: Houston Rockets -8.5
“The Rockets remain an elite regular season team by the numbers; Houston currently a +7 here. Miami currently a +0.5 so with decent home court the fair should be closer to -9.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Heat at Rockets game:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Houston Rockets on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Houston Rockets at -8.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 214.50.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Heat at Rockets on Sunday
· The Heat have won 10 of their last 12 games outright against the Rockets
· The Rockets’ last 3 home games versus the Heat have gone OVER the Total
· The Heat have covered the Spread in 7 of their last 8 road games against the Rockets
· 4 of the Rockets’ last 5 games (80%) have gone OVER the Total
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