Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends | 2/5/2026

The Charlotte Hornets (23-28) will attempt to build on a seven-game winning run when hitting the road against the Houston Rockets (31-18) on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Toyota Center. It airs at 8 p.m. ET on SCHN and FDSSE.

The Rockets are a 3.5-point favorite against the Hornets when Rockets and Hornets square off. The game’s point total is set at 217.5.

Rockets vs. Hornets betting odds

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

Spread: Houston -3.5Total: 217.5Moneyline: Houston -152, Charlotte +126Watch the NBA on Fubo!Hornets at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 3.5)Pick OU: Over (217.5)Prediction: Rockets 118 – Hornets 110MoneylineThe Rockets have won 29 of the 45 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (64.4%).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter, Houston has gone 25-12 (67.6% win percentage).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockets’ implied win probability is 60.3%.The Hornets have entered the game as underdogs 39 times this season and won 14, or 35.9%, of those games.Charlotte has a record of 9-21, a 30% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +126 or more by bookmakers this season.The Hornets have a 44.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe 115.5 points per game the Rockets put up are only 1.3 more points than the Hornets give up (114.2).Houston is 15-11 against the spread and 20-6 overall when scoring more than 114.2 points.When it scores more than 110.1 points, Charlotte is 23-12 against the spread and 21-14 overall.Houston has an ATS record of 19-18 and a 28-9 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 116 points.The Rockets are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring team (115.5 PPG), while the Hornets rank 11th in points per game allowed (114.2) in the league.Charlotte is the NBA’s 15th-ranked offense (116 PPG), while Houston is the fourth-ranked defense (110.1).The Rockets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 266 points this season (5.4 points per game on average), and the Hornets have put up 90 more points than their opponents on the year (1.8 per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this year is 6.1 more points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (117.1 implied points on average compared to 111 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has put up more than 111 points in 32 games.The average implied point total on the year for Charlotte (119.8) is 12.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (107).How to watch Rockets vs. HornetsGame day: Thursday, February 5, 2026Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: SCHN, FDSSEWatch the NBA on Fubo!

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