Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Betting Preview: Point Spread, Moneylines, Odds

Two struggling teams square off when the Utah Jazz (19-21) visit the Houston Rockets (10-28) on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET. The Rockets are 6-point underdogs as they look to stop a five-game losing streak against the Jazz, losers of five straight. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5 points.

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Jazz vs. Rockets Game Time and Odds

  • Game Day: Thursday, January 5, 2023
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: SportsNet RM and SportsNet SW
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Arena: Toyota Center
  • Moneyline favorite: Jazz (-232)
  • Spread: Jazz (-6)
  • Total: 232.5

Jazz vs. Rockets Betting Stats and Trends

  • The Jazz have covered the spread 21 times this season (21-19-0).
  • Utah has an ATS record of 3-2 when playing as at least 6-point favorites.
  • This season, Jazz games have hit the over 22 times out of 38 chances.
  • Utah’s games this season have gone over 232.5 points 19 out of 40 times.
  • The average amount of points in Jazz games this season is 233.8, which is 1.3 higher than Thursday’s over/under of 232.5.
  • The Rockets are 16-19-3 against the spread this year.
  • In games this season when an underdog by 6 points or more, Houston is 13-12-2 against the spread.
  • This year, 18 of the Rockets’ games have gone over the point total.
  • Houston’s games have gone over 232.5 points in 12 of 38 chances this season.
  • In 2022-23, games involving the Rockets have averaged a total of 225.1 points, 7.4 fewer than this game’s set over/under.

Jazz vs. Rockets Statistics and Rankings

Jazz Rank Jazz AVG Rockets AVG Rockets Rank
4th 117.2 Points Scored 109.3 29th
23rd 116.6 Points Allowed 115.8 20th
14th 43.6 Rebounds 46.9 4th
9th 11.8 Off. Rebounds 13.2 2nd
4th 14.6 3pt Made 11.6 19th
10th 25.8 Assists 21.7 30th
24th 14.9 Turnovers 16.1 29th

Jazz vs. Rockets Stats and Trends

  • The Jazz have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Utah games has surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The past 10 Utah games averaged 0.8 fewer points (231.7) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Jazz have scored 0.6 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
  • The Rockets have a 3-7 record against the spread while finishing 1-9 overall in their past 10 games.
  • Houston has gone over the total in four of its past 10 outings.
  • Houston has averaged a total of 226.7 combined points over its last 10 games, 5.8 less than this matchup’s total of 232.5.
  • During their last 10 games, the Rockets are scoring 2.6 fewer points per game than their season-long scoring average, 109.3 PPG.

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