Rockets vs Raptors

The Raptors host the Rockets with a chance to lock up a top-five seed in the East.

Out Out Out Out Out Toronto will be without OG Anunoby while Yuta Watanabe is listed as questionable.

Analyzing Friday's Houston Rockets at Toronto Raptors odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

List Wire Rookie Wire Warriors Wire Thunder Wire Sixers Wire Rockets Wire Nets Wire Lonzo Wire LeBron Wire Celtics Wire Despite being the current five-seed in the East the Raptors are 14th in offensive rating. The Rockets have covered two straight games and 3-2 against the spread (ATS) over a five-game losing skid.

The Toronto Raptors enter Friday night against the Houston Rockets looking for a win in order to clinch a Top-5 seed in the Eastern Conference, while the ...

Gary Trent Jr. also stepped up offensively in the absence of Fred VanVleet, scoring 30 points on 5-8 shooting from three-point range. - Rockets last game: Losing 118-105 on the road this past Tuesday, the Rockets dropped their fifth straight game. Without Fred VanVleet, the Raptors took care of the Rockets 139-120 in Houston. Gary Trent Jr. recorded a season-high 42 points on 15-26 shooting, 6-13 from three-point range. The Rockets' rookie joined Allen Iverson as the only other rookies in NBA history in over 40 years to score 30-plus points in five straight games. - The Raptors are currently two games up on the Chicago Bulls for the 5-seed in the Eastern Conference and they are two games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the 4-seed. - How To Watch Bucks at Pistons on Friday Night: The Milwaukee Bucks are just two games back of the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference, but they could be facing a “trap game” on Friday against the Detroit Pistons on the second-leg of a back-to-back.CLICK HERE. - How To Watch Cavaliers at Nets on Friday Night: The Brooklyn Nets currently sit one full game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference standings, setting up Friday night’s game to have major implications on the Play-In Tournament.CLICK HERE. - Raptors last game: Picking up their eighth victory in their last ten games, the Raptors defeated the 76ers 119-114 in Toronto on Thursday. Pascal Siakam recorded his third triple-double of his career with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists and this happened to be his second triple-double in the Raptors’ last five games. - Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 28.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 8.4 assists over his last five games with the Rockets. - The Rockets are 9-31 on the road this season, the worst road record in the NBA. - The Raptors are just 2-4 in their last six matchups against the Rockets dating back to the 2018-19 season. - Toronto currently ranks second in the league in offensive rebounding (13.4 ORPG), as Houston ranks last in the league in total rebounding (42.1 RPG).

Last home game of the regular season coming up. The Rockets (20-60, 15th in West) come in with the worst record in the NBA and a high chance to win the ...

That screams smashing the over regardless of who is playing. My over/under prediction (17-14-1 this season): Houston ranks second worst in defensive rating. Green hasn’t been in any serious rookie of the year consideration because of the Rockets record, but he’s just another example of an extremely impressive 2021 class. TV: TSN 4/5 Meanwhile the Raptors (47-33, 5th in East) will lock up the five seed with another win or Bulls loss. I’m going to take wild guess and say that Pascal Siakam will be rested.

The Toronto Raptors host the last-place Houston Rockets as 11.5-point favourites Friday evening.

Rockets +11.5 (-115): The Rockets may be an awful team, but they’re 5-2 against the spread in their last seven games. In games where the total is set at 225 or higher, the under is 7-1 in Raptors games. The absence of Anunoby should marginally reduce Toronto’s firepower. This is the third-highest total set for any Raptors game this season. - Rockets first half +6.5 (-115) - Rockets +11.5 (-115)

Will the Toronto Raptors find a way to stay hot and win their 13th game in 16 tries against the Houston Rockets? The latest Toronto Raptors odds say yes.

Toronto is -825 on the moneyline, while Houston checks in at +550 (bet $100 to win $550). Toronto needs to take care of business against Houston if they want to pull off that impossible feat and secure home-court advantage in the first round. The latest Raptors odds have them positioned to blow out one of the league’s worst teams in their home finale.

The Toronto Raptors will conclude their home regular season against the Houston Rockets. Here's where to watch, betting lines, and injury reports.

When you look across the court at Houston, remember that rebuilds rarely happen in one season. - It may, however, be a chance to pump up some of Scottie Barnes' box score stats against a lackluster Rockets defense. - This might not be the prettiest game you see all season.

If Toronto wins one of their next two games, they will have sole possession of the 5th seed. If they lose both, Chicago has the opportunity to tie the Raptors ...

Moreover, if Toronto wins both of their games and the 76ers lose both of their own, Toronto would leapfrog up to 4th place as they hold the tie-breaker over Philly. The reasons why that possibility should never see the light of day is due to Toronto’s absolute stranglehold they put on opposing offenses. If they lose both, Chicago has the opportunity to tie the Raptors by winning out both of their games and bumping Toronto back down to 6th due to the Bulls holding the tie-breaker.

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But with Siakam scoring 13 points late in the first half, the Raptors closed to 66-57. Trent’s 3-pointer capped a 21-12 run that tied it at 78 with 5:32 remaining in the third quarter. Rockets: Built a 36-20 first-quarter lead on 15 of 23 field-goal shooting, including Porter’s 3 of 4 in 3-point attempts. Trent added 26 points for the Raptors in their home finale. “Yeah, it was a good thing they did,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. You try to stay assertive, keep a rhythm going into the little break before playoffs.”

The Rockets rookie has done something only Allen Iverson has accomplished in the past 40...

What I'd really like to see are extended minutes of Garuba and Sengun together because, in theory, Garuba has the tools to complement Sengun and mitigate some of his defensive weaknesses. Sengun likely will be the starter at center by then (I hope, gulp). And there's a decent chance that the team will use its first-round draft pick on one of either Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero or Jabari Smith Jr. And you'd think Rafael Stone will add a veteran to the mix, just as a stabilizing force. In the Rockets' 139-132 loss to the Timberwolves on Sunday night, the Rockets' rookie was again spectacular, scoring 31 points on 12-for-18 shooting from the floor and 4-for-8 on 3s. During that stretch, Iverson had games of 44 (twice), 40 (twice) and 50 points. What such performances do not prove, however - contrary to the assertions of some - is that he is the right point guard for this roster moving forward. It hits home because I've remarked over the years that I thought Iverson had the most electrifying rookie season of my lifetime. (That question is mainly posed in jest - there's a pretty decent chance he'd probably look terrible being suddenly thrust into action.) While Timberwolves center Karl Anthony Towns scored 28 points, Alperen Sengun convinced his coaching staff and teammates to abandon the game plan of doubling Towns on every possession. "I just told myself, I'm good, I'm so good of a passer, being aggressive, trying to score will open up these lanes to try to play-make. Over the course of nine game in April that season, Iverson averaged an astonishing 38.2 points and 8.3 assists on 49% shooting overall and 49.3% on 3s. Over his last 10 games, he has averaged 6.9 assists and 2.5 turnovers. Here's what we saw from the Rockets this week: