Fresh off of a loss in primetime against the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets are looking to pick up a win against a playoff-caliber Toronto Raptors team on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Toronto has the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets are all making a push in the second half of the season to jump them.<\/p>\n
Toronto has struggled against teams that are .500 or better (15-20 this season), making this a good test for Scottie Barnes and company on the road. The Rockets have an impressive 21-8 record at home, and they could still end up in the No. 3 spot in the West if they close out the regular season strong. Houston has 12 more home games that should help it boost its current record.<\/p>\n
Oddsmakers have set the Rockets as 5.5-point favorites on Tuesday, but Toronto is 10-6 against the spread as a road underdog this season.<\/p>\n
So, who has the edge in this matchup?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive into the latest betting odds, my favorite prop bet and a prediction for Tuesday’s contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raptors vs. Rockets Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Raptors +5.5 (-115)Rockets -5.5 (-105)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Raptors: +170Rockets: -205<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 217.5 (Over -112\/Under -108)Raptors vs. Rockets How to WatchDate: Tuesday, March 10Time: 8:00 p.m. ESTVenue: Toyota CenterHow to Watch (TV): Space City Network, TSNRaptors record: 36-27Rockets record: 39-24Raptors vs. Rockets Injury ReportsRaptors Injury ReportChucky Hepburn \u2013 outA.J. Lawson \u2013 outTrayce Jackson-Davis \u2013 outCollin Muray-Boyles \u2013 outJakob Poeltl \u2013 questionableRockets Injury ReportSteven Adams \u2013 outTristen Newton \u2013 outFred VanVleet \u2013 outJae\u2019Sean Tate \u2013 outRaptors vs. Rockets Best NBA Prop BetsRaptors Best NBA Prop BetImmanuel Quickley OVER 5.5 Assists (-154)<\/p>\n Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley has picked up six or more dimes in four games in a row, pushing his season average to 6.2 assists per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Houston has been solid at limiting opponent assists \u2013 No. 2 in the NBA \u2013 this season, but this prop may be too low for Quickley, who has at least seven dimes in five of his last seven games, including multiple games with 10 or more assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n Overall, Quickley is averaging 10.5 potential assists per game.<\/p>\n Raptors vs. Rockets Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n Earlier today, I shared in my NBA Best Bets column \u2013 Peter\u2019s Points<\/a> \u2013 why I\u2019m taking Toronto to cover as an underdog:\u00a0<\/p>\n The Toronto Raptors are one of the better teams in the NBA as road dogs this season, going 10-6 against the spread. Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets are just 11-17 against the spread when favored at home.<\/p>\n So, should we back the Raptors as two-possession dogs on Tuesday?\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019m buying Scottie Barnes and company in this game, especially since Toronto has a better record on the road (19-11) than at home (17-16). The Rockets have struggled in their crunch time offense this season, going 2-8 in games decided by three points or less. Houston is also just 19th in offensive rating in \u201cclutch games,\u201d which are defined by games within five points in the final five minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over their last 10 games, the Raptors have a slightly better net rating than the Rockets, although Toronto is six games under .500 against teams that are .500 or better this season. Still, we don\u2019t need them to win this game to simply cover on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Houston has the fourth-worst ATS record as a home favorite in the 2025-26 campaign, covering just 39.3 percent of the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: Raptors +5.5 (-115 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresh off of a loss in primetime against the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets are looking to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-527267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}