Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends | 12/21/2025
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Dec. 21, 2025, 11:35 a.m. ET
The Sacramento Kings (6-22) will be trying to snap a five-game losing streak when hosting the Houston Rockets (17-8) on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. It airs at 10 p.m. ET on SCHN and NBCS-CA.
The Rockets take the court as double-digit favorites against the Kings. The Rockets are favored by 11.5 points. The over/under for the game is 223.5.
Rockets vs. Kings betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 11:35 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: Houston -11.5Total: 223.5Moneyline: Houston -658, Sacramento +477Watch this game on Fubo!Rockets at Kings odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 11.5)Pick OU: Over (223.5)Prediction: Rockets 123 – Kings 110MoneylineThe Rockets have been the moneyline favorite 23 total times this season. They’ve gone 16-7 in those games.Houston has won all four games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -658 or shorter.The Rockets have an 86.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.This season, the Kings have been the underdog 25 times and won four, or 16%, of those games.Sacramento has not won as an underdog of +477 or more on the moneyline this season in two games with those odds or longer.The Kings have a 17.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Rockets average just one fewer point per game (120.9) than the Kings allow (121.9).When Houston scores more than 121.9 points, it is 9-3 against the spread and 8-4 overall.When it scores more than 111.6 points, Sacramento is 7-5 against the spread and 5-7 overall.Houston has an ATS record of 10-1 and an 11-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 111 points.The Rockets are the league’s third-ranked scoring team (120.9 PPG), while the Kings allow the rank 26th in points per game (121.9) in NBA action.Sacramento’s squad is currently the 27th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (111 PPG), while Houston’s team is third in points allowed per game (111.6).The Rockets have totaled a total of 231 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 9.3 per game), while the Kings have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 306 total points, 10.9 per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this season is 0.8 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (118.8 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has scored more than 118 points in a game 13 times.The average implied point total on the season for Sacramento (121.6) is 15.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (106).How to watch Rockets vs. KingsWatch this game on Fubo!
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