{"id":426213,"date":"2025-12-05T10:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/426213\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:10:07","slug":"houston-rockets-vs-phoenix-suns-odds-tips-and-betting-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/426213\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns odds, tips and betting trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/10\/\" data-autotag=\"13a51ca7-e216-40c0-a272-58d18f5541d7\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Rockets<\/a> (14-5) take the court against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/21\/\" data-autotag=\"5b1d8499-f4c6-4857-a8e9-6d2e8a35bac3\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> (13-9) at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, December 5, 2025 on SCHN, AZFamily, and Suns+.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockets hit the court as double-digit favorites against the Suns. The Rockets are favored by 11.5 points. The point total for the game is set at 223.5.<\/p>\n<p>Rockets vs. Suns betting odds<\/p>\n<p>NBA odds courtesy of <b><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1689650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a><\/b>. Odds updated Friday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spread:<\/strong> Houston -11.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 223.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> Houston -543, Phoenix +402<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Dataskrive&amp;subId2=NBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch this game on Fubo!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suns at Rockets odds, spread, &amp; morePrediction<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pick ATS:<\/strong> Suns (+ 11.5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick OU:<\/strong><br \/>\nOver (223.5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prediction:<\/strong><br \/>\nRockets 121 &#8211; Suns 111<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/08\/betting-101-what-is-a-moneyline-bet-in-sports-betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moneyline<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rockets have won 13 of the 17 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (76.5%).<\/li>\n<li>Houston has a record of 5-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -543 or shorter (winning 83.3%).<\/li>\n<li>Based on this matchup&#8217;s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 84.4%.<\/li>\n<li>The Suns have been underdogs in 13 games this season and won five (38.5%) of those contests.<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix has not won as an underdog of +402 or more on the moneyline this season in two games with those odds or longer.<\/li>\n<li>The implied probability of a win by the Suns based on the moneyline is 19.9%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/12\/sports-betting-101-betting-the-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Against the spread<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 121.7 points per game the Rockets average are eight more points than the Suns allow (113.7).<\/li>\n<li>Houston is 12-2 against the spread and 12-2 overall when scoring more than 113.7 points.<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix is 15-4 against the spread and 13-6 overall when it scores more than 110.3 points.<\/li>\n<li>Houston is 11-4 against the spread and 13-2 overall when it allows fewer than 117 points.<\/li>\n<li>The Rockets are the league&#8217;s fourth-ranked scoring team (121.7 PPG), while the Suns allow the rank eighth in points per game (113.7) in NBA play.<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix is the NBA&#8217;s 17th-ranked offense (117 PPG), while Houston is the second-ranked defense (110.3).<\/li>\n<li>The Rockets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 217 points this season (11.4 points per game on average), and the Suns have put up 74 more points than their opponents on the year (3.3 per game).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/11\/betting-101-the-over-under\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Over\/Under<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Houston&#8217;s average implied point total this year is 1.2 more points than its implied total in Friday&#8217;s game (119.2 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).<\/li>\n<li>So far this season, Houston has put up more than 118 points in 11 games.<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix&#8217;s average implied point total on the season (118 points) is 12 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (106 points).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to watch Rockets vs. Suns<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game day:<\/strong> Friday, December 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game time:<\/strong> 8 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arena:<\/strong> Toyota Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV channel:<\/strong> Space City Home Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live stream:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Dataskrive&amp;subId2=NBA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this game on Fubo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Dataskrive&amp;subId2=NBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch this game on Fubo!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Rockets (14-5) take the court against the Phoenix Suns (13-9) at 8 p.m. ET on 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