Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz odds, tips and betting trends | 2/23/2026

The Houston Rockets (34-21) take on the Utah Jazz (18-39) at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 23, 2026 on Peacock and SCHN.

The Rockets are a double-digit favorite against the Jazz when the Rockets and the Jazz meet. The Rockets are favored by 14.5 points. The over/under for the game is 226.5.

Rockets vs. Jazz betting odds

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Spread: Houston -14.5Total: 226.5Moneyline: Houston -909, Utah +608Watch this game on Peacock!Jazz at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 14.5)Pick OU: Over (226.5)Prediction: Rockets 125 – Jazz 109MoneylineThe Rockets have won 63.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (31-18).Houston has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -909 or shorter.The Rockets have an implied moneyline win probability of 90.1% in this game.The Jazz have entered the game as underdogs 50 times this season and won 13, or 26%, of those games.Utah has not won as an underdog of +608 or more on the moneyline this season in four games with those odds or longer.The Jazz have a 14.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Rockets record 11.6 fewer points per game (114.3) than the Jazz allow (125.9).When Houston scores more than 125.9 points, it is 6-2 against the spread and 7-1 overall.Utah has put together a 27-15 ATS record and a 17-25 overall record in games it scores more than 109.4 points.Houston’s record is 22-22 against the spread and 32-12 overall when it gives up fewer than 118.2 points.The Rockets are the NBA’s 21st-ranked scoring team (114.3 PPG), while the Jazz rank worst in points per game allowed (125.9) in the league.Utah’s squad is currently the seventh-ranked scoring team in the NBA (118.2 PPG), while Houston’s team is fourth in points allowed per game (109.4).The Rockets have totaled a total of 268 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 4.9 per game), while the Jazz have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 438 total points, 7.7 per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this season is 4.5 fewer points than its implied total in Monday’s game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 121 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has recorded more than 121 points in 16 games.The average implied point total on the season for Utah (123.3) is 17.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (106).How to watch Rockets vs. JazzGame day: Monday, February 23, 2026Game time: 9:30 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: Peacock, SCHNLive stream: Watch this game on PeacockWatch this game on Peacock!

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