Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 02/01/2024, 20:32  by Joseph King | Modified on 02/01/2024 at 20:33 in NBA Predictions

The Houston Rockets host the Brooklyn Nets for an inter-conference clash in the NBA on Wednesday night. Both teams sit in ninth-place in their respective conferences, although it is Houston that possesses a winning record while the Nets are below .500. The Rockets come into this matchup after securing a much-needed 132-113 win over the Detroit Pistons at the Toyota Center on New Year’s Day. The victory puts the Rockets one game above .500 at 16-15 and has them trailing the coveted sixth-seed by two games. It also put an end to a three-game home losing streak and was only Houston’s third win in the last nine. Houston have been an excellent team when playing on home soil this season, making the aforementioned losing streak all the more surprising. The hosts are 13-5 in front of the home crowd compared to just 3-10 on the road.

Coming into this game, Brooklyn has lost their last three in a row at the time of writing with their most recent a 124-108 away loss to OKC. The losing run brings the Nets record down to 15-18 on the year and has them three games behind both Cleveland and New York in eighth and seventh-place. The Nets are in action Tuesday night as they take on the Pelicans for the third in a four game road trip. The visitors are in one of the toughest situational spots that a team can find itself in during the NBA regular season. Brooklyn is playing the second leg of a road back-to-back as well as their third game in the last four days. To top it off, this game represents the last in a four-game road trip for Brooklyn before heading back home to take on the Thunder on Friday.