The Boston Celtics (2-3) will try to build on a three-game winning run when hosting the Houston Rockets (2-2) on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at TD Garden. It airs at 8 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and SCHN.
The Rockets hit the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Celtics. The point total for the matchup is 227.5.
Rockets vs. Celtics betting odds
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Spread: Houston -5.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: Houston -215, Boston +177
Rockets at Celtics odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Celtics (+ 5.5)Pick OU:
Over (227.5)Prediction:
Celtics 117 – Rockets 116MoneylineThe Rockets went 41-13 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 75.9% of those games).In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -215 or shorter last year, Houston had a record of 20-8 (71.4%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets’ implied win probability is 68.3%.Boston was underdogs in four games last season and won one (25%) of those contests.Last season, the Celtics were at least a +177 underdog on the moneyline one time, losing that contest.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Boston has a 36.1% chance to win.Against the spreadLast year, the Rockets averaged 7.1 more points per game (114.3) than the Celtics gave up (107.2).Houston went 37-18 against the spread and 42-13 overall last season when scoring more than 107.2 points.Boston put together a 35-29 ATS record and a 52-12 overall record last season in games it scored more than 109.8 points.Houston’s record was 38-28 against the spread and 48-18 overall when it allowed fewer than 116.3 points last season.Last season, the Rockets were at the 13th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.3 PPG), while the Celtics allowed the second-fewest points per game (107.2) in the league.Boston’s squad was the eighth-ranked scoring team (116.3 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Houston ranked sixth in terms of allowing points per game (109.8).The Rockets outscored their opponents by a total of 370 points last season (4.5 points per game on average), and the Celtics put up 747 more points than their opponents on the year (9.1 per game).Over/UnderHouston had an average implied point total of 114.8 last season, which is 2.2 points lower than its implied total in Saturday’s game (117).Last year, Houston put up more than 117 points in 36 games.The average implied point total last season for Boston (118.1) is 7.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).Boston outscored its implied point total for this matchup (111) four times a season ago.How to watch Rockets vs. Celtics