third Quarter Report
The Raptors and the Rockets have proven as much as the match, however their offenses positive have not. The Raptors have a little bit of a cushion as they at present lead the Rockets 88-71.
The Raptors got here into the matchup with some further motivation after the defeat they had been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re capable of flip the script or if it’s going to simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Houston Rockets @ Toronto Raptors
Present Data: Houston 23-27, Toronto 18-33
How To Watch
- When: Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- The place: Scotiabank Area — Toronto, Ontario
- TV: House Metropolis House Community
- Observe: CBS Sports App
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt free of charge. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Ticket Price: $37.16
What to Know
The Rockets and the Raptors are an excellent 5-5 towards each other since January of 2019, however not for lengthy. The Houston Rockets will head out on the highway to tackle the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Scotiabank Area. The Rockets are little question hoping to place an finish to a three-game streak of away losses.
The oddsmakers set the bar excessive, however the Rockets and the Pacers did not disappoint and broke previous the 245 level over/underneath on Tuesday. Houston fell simply wanting the Pacers by a rating of 132-129. The loss sadly continues a disappointing development for the Rockets of their matchups with the Pacers: they’ve now misplaced 9 in a row.
The loss does not inform the entire story although, as a number of gamers had good video games. One of the vital energetic was Dillon Brooks, who scored 23 factors.
Regardless that they misplaced, the Rockets smashed the offensive glass and completed the sport with 20 offensive rebounds. They simply outclassed their opponents in that division because the Pacers solely pulled down 5 offensive rebounds.
The Raptors can lastly bid farewell to their three-game shedding streak because of their sport on Wednesday. They managed a 123-117 victory over Charlotte. The win was simply what the Raptors wanted coming off of a 138-100 loss of their prior sport.
Houston has traveled a rocky highway lately having misplaced three of their final 4 contests, which put a noticeable dent of their 23-27 document this season. As for Toronto, their win ended a three-game drought on the highway and places them at 18-33.
This contest is one the place the variety of possessions is more likely to be an enormous issue: The Rockets have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 12.3 turnovers per sport. Nonetheless, it isn’t just like the Raptors wrestle in that division as they have been averaging solely 12.8 turnovers per sport. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how their conflict performs out.
All the pieces went the Rockets’ manner towards the Raptors of their earlier assembly on Friday because the Rockets made off with a 135-106 victory. With the Rockets forward 66-47 on the half, the matchup was all however over already.
Odds
Toronto is a slight 2.5-point favourite towards Houston, based on the newest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a very good really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Raptors as a 3-point favourite.
The over/underneath is about at 233.5 factors.
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Collection Historical past
Toronto and Houston each have 5 wins of their final 10 video games.
- Feb 02, 2024 – Houston 135 vs. Toronto 106
- Feb 03, 2023 – Toronto 117 vs. Houston 111
- Nov 09, 2022 – Toronto 116 vs. Houston 109
- Apr 08, 2022 – Toronto 117 vs. Houston 115
- Feb 10, 2022 – Toronto 139 vs. Houston 120
- Mar 22, 2021 – Houston 117 vs. Toronto 99
- Feb 26, 2021 – Toronto 122 vs. Houston 111
- Dec 05, 2019 – Houston 119 vs. Toronto 109
- Mar 05, 2019 – Houston 107 vs. Toronto 95
- Jan 25, 2019 – Houston 121 vs. Toronto 119
