Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (21-14) battle the Houston Rockets (21-11) on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Toyota Center. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. ET on SCHN, AZFamily, and Suns+.
The Rockets head into their game against the Suns as an 8.5-point favorite. The matchup features an over/under of 224.
Rockets vs. Suns betting odds
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Spread: Houston -8.5Total: 224Moneyline: Houston -330, Phoenix +263
Suns at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Suns (+ 8.5)Pick OU:
Over (224)Prediction:
Rockets 119 – Suns 111MoneylineThe Rockets have been the moneyline favorite 30 total times this season. They’ve finished 20-10 in those games.When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -330 or shorter, Houston has a record of 10-3 (76.9% win percentage).The Rockets have a 76.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Suns have won eight, or 40%, of the 20 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.This season, Phoenix has won two of its eight games when it is the underdog by at least +263 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Suns based on the moneyline is 27.5%.Against the spreadThe Rockets put up 120 points per game, 6.8 more points than the 113.2 the Suns give up.Houston has a 17-7 record against the spread and a 19-5 record overall when scoring more than 113.2 points.Phoenix is 20-5 against the spread and 17-8 overall when it scores more than 111.4 points.Houston is 15-6 against the spread and 18-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.3 points.The Rockets are the league’s fifth-ranked scoring team (120 PPG), while the Suns allow the rank sixth in points per game (113.2) in NBA action.Phoenix’s squad is currently the 20th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.3 PPG), while Houston’s team is third in points allowed per game (111.4).The Rockets have totaled a total of 275 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.6 per game), and the Suns have out-scored opponents by 73 points on the season (2.1 more per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Houston this year is 118.3 points, 2.3 more points than its implied total of 116 points in Monday’s game.This season, Houston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (116) 20 times.The 118.3-point average implied total on the season for Phoenix is 10.3 more points than the team’s 108-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Rockets vs. SunsGame day: Monday, January 5, 2026Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: Space City Home NetworkLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo