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

Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends | 2/19/2026

The Houston Rockets (33-20) will attempt to continue a four-game road winning run when visiting the Charlotte Hornets (26-29) on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Spectrum Center, airing at 7 p.m. ET on SCHN and FDSSE.

The Rockets face off against the Hornets in a game expected to be a close matchup. The Rockets are favored by just 2 points against the Hornets. The game features a point total of 215.

Rockets vs. Hornets betting odds

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Spread: Houston -2Total: 215Moneyline: Houston -133, Charlotte +113Watch the NBA on Fubo!Rockets at Hornets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Hornets (+ 2)Pick OU: Over (215)Prediction: Rockets 114 – Hornets 113MoneylineThe Rockets have won 30 of the 48 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (62.5%).Houston has gone 27-17 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -133 or shorter (winning 61.4%).The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Rockets a 57.1% chance to win.This season, the Hornets have been the underdog 41 times and won 15, or 36.6%, of those games.This season, Charlotte has won 12 of its 37 games, or 32.4%, when it is the underdog by at least +113 on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.9% chance of a victory for the Hornets.Against the spreadThe Rockets record 114.6 points per game, only 0.8 more points than the 113.8 the Hornets allow.Houston is 17-11 against the spread and 22-6 overall when scoring more than 113.8 points.Charlotte has put together a 27-12 ATS record and a 24-15 overall record in games it scores more than 109.6 points.Houston has an ATS record of 20-21 and a 30-11 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 115.7 points.The Rockets are at the 20th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.6 PPG), while the Hornets allow the 11th-fewest points per game (113.8) in the league.Charlotte is the NBA’s 15th-ranked offense (115.7 PPG), while Houston is the fourth-ranked defense (109.6).The Rockets have scored a total of 266 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 5.0 per game), and the Hornets have out-scored opponents by 104 points on the season (1.9 more per game).Over/UnderHouston has an average implied point total of 116.6 this season, which is 7.6 points higher than its implied total in Thursday’s game (109).So far this season, Houston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (109) 38 times.The average implied point total on the season for Charlotte (119.5) is 12.5 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (107).How to watch Rockets vs. HornetsGame day: Thursday, February 19, 2026Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Charlotte, North CarolinaArena: Spectrum CenterTV channel: SCHN, FDSSEWatch the NBA on Fubo!

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