The Utah Jazz (1-11) and Houston Rockets (9-3) clash Friday for NBA Cup group play in Houston, Texas. Tip-off from Toyota Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Rockets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
2025-26 season series: Rockets won 3-1; won both games in Houston by 20-plus points
The Jazz have lost 10 games in a row. They are coming off a 123-108 home loss to the Orlando Magic Wednesday as 4.5-point underdogs with the Over (216.5) cashing. They were blown out 38-21 in the fourth quarter, struggling to slow F Franz Wagner, who scored 38 against them.
The Rockets have won 2 games in a row. They beat the Golden State Warriors 115-108 Wednesday as 6.5-point home favorites with
the Over (219.5) cashing. F Kevin Durant led 6 players in double figures with 20 points.
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Jazz at Rockets odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Jazz +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | Rockets -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +15.5 (-105) | Rockets -15.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 220.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Rockets key injuries
Jazz
- C Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) out
- F Lauri Markkanen (hand) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (foot) out
Rockets
- C Steven Adams (soleus) out
- C Clint Capela (ankle) out
- G Marcus Smart (suspension) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Rockets picks and predictions
Prediction
Rockets 126, Jazz 111
Moneyline
The Jazz are winless on the road and have lost 10 games in a row. They are playing without 3 of their best frontcourt players, which makes matchups against the Rockets tough.
The Rockets are 6-1 at home. It isn't so much a question of whether or not they win, it is more about by how much and can they cover the spread.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Jazz are 2-10 ATS on the season and 2-9 ATS in their losses.
The Rockets, though, only have 2 wins by at least 18 points, while only 3 of Utah's 11 losses are by at least 18.
BET JAZZ +15.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The last 8 meetings between the teams have had totals over 220, the Over cashing in 7 of those games.
The last 2 games and 3 of the last 5 for the Jazz have reached at least 220 total points.
BET OVER 220.5 (-110).
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