{"id":798569,"date":"2026-07-29T09:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/798569\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:12:16","slug":"houston-rockets-2026-27-nba-title-odds-amid-nba-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/798569\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets 2026-27 NBA title odds amid NBA free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Rockets<\/a> have made some minor additions this offseason while bringing back a couple key role players from a season ago. Most notably, the Rockets added veteran point guard and former Defensive Player of the Year Award winner Marcus Smart<\/a>. Houston’s front office also added shooting in the form of veteran marksman Bogdan Bogdanovic<\/a>. Not only that, but former Wichita State point guard Fred VanVleet<\/a> will be back after missing the entire 2025-26 season with an ACL injury.<\/p>\n

For these reasons, the Rockets are tied with the Indiana Pacers<\/a> for the 12th-best odds to win an NBA championship at +3000 according to BETMGM. The Rockets are the fifth-highest ranked team in the Western Conference, just ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. As expected, the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> and San Antonio Spurs<\/a> enter as the betting favorites at +260. Following the additions of LeBron James<\/a> and Jaylen Brown<\/a>, the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> round out the top three at +800.<\/p>\n

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