Tonight’s San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets matchup has some lines worth looking at. For one, the visitors are down their franchise cornerstone in Victor Wembanyama. Furthermore, coach Gregg Popovich appears to be sidelined for at least the rest of the season.
Conversely, the hosts are making a playoff push. Ime Udoka’s side sits in fifth place in the West. It will be important for them to have a good showing. Furthermore, they’ll want to continue to develop their chemistry. It may be too soon to make a deep playoff run. But the organization believes that their current corps is the right one to ultimately contend for a championship.
Beating a team at the Toyota Center that you’re supposed to would be a good indication that this team is well on track toward achieving this goal.
Over/Under for San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
Even at full health, points would likely be at a premium. Focusing first on the road team’s side, this could be a rough outing. Offensively, the players are adjusting to newcomer De’Aaron Fox as is. And now the roster is further switching from having Wemby as a consistent focal point. In short, it will be difficult to find a consistent rhythm in the half-court setting. Transition buckets are the only reliable way to depend on points here.
Then the hosts are likely to do their part to keep it low scoring enough. Especially without Wembanyama, expect Houston to slow things down a lot. Playing through Alperen Sengun is a usual recipe for success anyway. With little SAS frontcourt depth, it only makes sense to exploit this further. Limited possessions and bad overall ones at that should be enough to ensure the under in this San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets game.
Final Pick: Under 227.5 (-105)
Moneyline/Spread for San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
It would take something incredible for San Antonio to pull off the win in Houston. That aside, Jalen Green presents too much of a matchup issue for the Spurs. This is a legitimate playoff team. It’s unknown how highly they should be regarded. However, these are the types of games they know they can’t overlook. The ethos of this team will see them through a comfortable win. Take care of business and move on to the next one. A late February stumble is always technically possible. Regardless, for this one, it’s safe to say that they’ll not only win but also cover.
