Feb. 11, 2026, 10:33 a.m. ET

The LA Clippers (25-28) and Houston Rockets (33-19) meet Wednesday at Toyota Arena in Houston, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Clippers vs. Rockets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Rockets lead 2-1

These teams met Tuesday in the front end of a back-to-back set in Houston, with the Rockets winning 102-95, although the Clippers covered as 9-point underdogs and the Under (213.5) cashed.

Rockets F Kevin Durant scored 26 points, hitting 3 of 7 3 pointers, and added 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. C Alperen Sengun was good for 22 points, 7 boards, 5 dimes and a triple on 9-of-14 shooting. For the Clips, F Kawhi Leonard was good for 24 points and 8 rebounds, while F John Collins was the only other LA player with double-digit points, going for 17.

The Clippers have dropped 3 of their past 5 games, while also going 2-3 against the spread (ATS) in that span. The Under is 3-1 in the past 4 outings for LA.

The Rockets have won 2 in a row and 5 of their past 7, but they’re just 1-5 ATS in their past 6 games. The Under is 3-1 in Houston’s past 4 games, and 18-4 in the past 22 contests.

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Clippers +300 (bet $100 to win $300) | Rockets -375 (bet $375 to win $100)Against the spread: Clippers +9.5 (-115) | Rockets -9.5 (-105)Over/Under (O/U): 208.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Clippers at Rockets key injuries

Clippers

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G Darius Garland (toe) out

Rockets

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C Steven Adams (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Clippers at Rockets picks and predictionsPrediction

Rockets 105, Clippers 101

AVOID.

The Rockets (-375) will cost you nearly 4 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. Even if you were to toss Houston into a multi-leg parlay, it’s going to suck a lot of the value out of your ticket.

The CLIPPERS +9.5 (-118) is the play in the second end of this back-to-back set. LA covered in the first installment on Tuesday, cashing as a similar 9-point underdog while losing by 7. Expect a similar scenario here.

Houston enters just 1-5 ATS in the past 6 games and 2-7 ATS in its previous 9 outings. Back LA to get the job done, although the Rockets should be able to get the victory straight up.

The UNDER 208.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

For Houston, the Under has been a long-term trend, cashing in 18 of the past 22 games since flipping the calendar from 2025 to 2026.

As far as Los Angeles is concerned, the Under has cashed in 3 of the past 4 outings, including the first game of this back-to-back set.

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