Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends | 2/25/2026

The Houston Rockets (35-21) face the Sacramento Kings (13-46) at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 on SCHN and NBCS-CA.

The Rockets take the court as double-digit favorites against the Kings. The Rockets are favored by 14.5 points. The point total for the game is set at 222.5.

Rockets vs. Kings betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Houston -14.5Total: 222.5Moneyline: Houston -1000, Sacramento +647Watch this game on Fubo!Kings at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 14.5)Pick OU: Over (222.5)Prediction: Rockets 123 – Kings 105MoneylineThe Rockets have been favored on the moneyline 50 total times this season. They’ve finished 32-18 in those games.Houston has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1000 or shorter.Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 90.9%.The Kings have been underdogs in 53 games this season and won 10 (18.9%) of those contests.Sacramento has not won as an underdog of +647 or more on the moneyline this season in three games with those odds or longer.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 13.4% chance of a victory for the Kings.Against the spreadThe 114.5 points per game the Rockets score are 6.5 fewer points than the Kings allow (121.0).Houston is 10-6 against the spread and 10-6 overall when scoring more than 121.0 points.Sacramento has put together a 20-12 ATS record and a 12-20 overall record in games it scores more than 109.4 points.Houston is 20-11 against the spread and 26-5 overall when it allows fewer than 110.3 points.The Rockets are the league’s 21st-ranked scoring team (114.5 PPG), while the Kings allow the rank 28th in points per game (121.0) in NBA action.Sacramento is the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (110.3 PPG), while Houston is the third-ranked defense (109.4).The Rockets have totaled 288 more points than their opponents this season (5.1 per game on average), while the Kings have been out-scored by 632 total points (10.7 per game average differential).Over/UnderHouston has an average implied point total of 116.6 this season, which is 2.4 points lower than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (119).So far this season, Houston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (119) 21 times.Sacramento’s average implied point total on the season (120.2 points) is 16.2 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (104 points).How to watch Rockets vs. KingsWatch this game on Fubo!

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