Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs odds, tips and betting trends | 1/20/2026

The San Antonio Spurs (30-13) will attempt to build on a three-game winning stretch when visiting the Houston Rockets (25-15) at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Toyota Center. The matchup airs on NBC/Peacock, SCHN, and FDSSW.

The Rockets head into their game against the Spurs as a 4.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is set at 221.5.

Rockets vs. Spurs betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Houston -4.5Total: 221.5Moneyline: Houston -173, San Antonio +145Watch this game on Fubo!Spurs at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Spurs (+ 4.5)Pick OU: Over (221.5)Prediction: Rockets 117 – Spurs 112MoneylineThe Rockets have won 24 of the 37 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (64.9%).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -173 or shorter, Houston has gone 19-11 (63.3% win percentage).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 63.4%.The Spurs have entered the game as underdogs 15 times this season and won 10, or 66.7%, of those games.This season, San Antonio has won seven of its 10 games, or 70%, when it is the underdog by at least +145 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Spurs have a 40.8% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 117.1 points per game the Rockets average are only 4.4 more points than the Spurs allow (112.7).Houston is 17-9 against the spread and 21-5 overall when scoring more than 112.7 points.When it scores more than 110.7 points, San Antonio is 18-14-1 against the spread and 27-6 overall.Houston’s record is 17-13 against the spread and 23-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 118 points.The Rockets are at the 12th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.1 PPG), while the Spurs allow the seventh-fewest points per game (112.7) in the league.San Antonio is the NBA’s seventh-ranked offense (118 PPG), while Houston is the fourth-ranked defense (110.7).The Rockets have scored a total of 258 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 6.4 per game), and the Spurs have out-scored opponents by 227 points on the season (5.3 more per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this season is five more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (118 implied points on average compared to 113 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has scored more than 113 points in 26 games.San Antonio’s average implied point total on the season (120.7 points) is 11.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).How to watch Rockets vs. SpursWatch this game on Fubo!

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