The Houston Rockets (19-10) will be attempting to extend a four-game home winning streak when squaring off against the Indiana Pacers (6-26) on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Toyota Center. It airs at 8 p.m. ET on FDSIN and SCHN.
The Rockets enter their matchup against the Pacers as double-digit favorites. The Rockets are favored by 14.5 points. The over/under for the game is 221.5.
Rockets vs. Pacers betting odds
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Spread: Houston -14.5Total: 221.5Moneyline: Houston -800, Indiana +560
Pacers at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 14.5)Pick OU:
Over (221.5)Prediction:
Rockets 126 – Pacers 104MoneylineThe Rockets have gone 18-9 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).Houston has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -800 or shorter.Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 88.9%.The Pacers have entered the game as underdogs 27 times this season and won four, or 14.8%, of those games.Indiana has played as an underdog of +560 or more once this season and lost that game.The implied probability of a win by the Pacers based on the moneyline is 15.2%.Against the spreadThe Rockets score 120.3 points per game, just 1.1 more points than the 119.2 the Pacers give up.Houston has a 10-4 record against the spread and a 9-5 record overall when scoring more than 119.2 points.Indiana has put together a 9-6 ATS record and a 5-10 overall record in games it scores more than 111.7 points.Houston is 12-1 against the spread and 13-0 overall when it allows fewer than 109.8 points.The Rockets are at the fifth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.3 PPG), while the Pacers allow the 23rd-fewest points per game (119.2) in the league.Indiana is the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (109.8 PPG), while Houston is the third-ranked defense (111.7).The Rockets have put up a total of 250 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.6 per game), while the Pacers have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 300 total points, 9.4 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Houston this season is 118.4 points, 0.4 more points than its implied total of 118 points in Monday’s game.This season, Houston has scored more than 118 points in 15 games.The average implied point total on the season for Indiana (119.6) is 15.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (104).How to watch Rockets vs. PacersGame day: Monday, December 29, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: Space City Home NetworkLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo