Rockets vs Jazz

Houston rolls into Salt Lake on a 12-4 start and two-game win streak, with Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun driving an offense scoring over 121 points per night against a Jazz team that’s just snapped a four-game skid and still sits at 6-12. While Utah’s young core led by Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George just outgunned Sacramento and famously rallied past Houston here last February behind George’s 30 and Sengun’s 27, Houston’s depth is stronger now and the core is intact, with only role guys like Steven Adams (day-to-day) and Dorian Finney-Smith (out) on the injury report versus Utah’s thinner rotation that lists Kevin Love out and George plus Oscar Tshiebwe as day-to-day. Laying -605 on the moneyline has limited standalone value but remains a solid anchor in parlays given Houston’s form, talent edge, and Utah’s shaky defense, so the recommendation is Rockets moneyline with a grade of B for high win probability but modest monetary upside. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 30/11/2025 09:37am

Utah keeps playing in track meets, averaging nearly 119 points per game and coming off wild shootouts like 150-147 vs Chicago, 152-128 vs Indiana, and 144-112 vs Oklahoma City, while Houston’s Durant–Sengun engine has the Rockets at roughly 121 points per night and comfortable in 130-plus outputs of their own. With the Jazz still missing Kevin Love and potentially managing minutes for Keyonte George and Oscar Tshiebwe, their already-fragile interior defense is unlikely to slow Sengun’s playmaking or Houston’s spacing, and the last meeting between these teams in this building landed at 124-115, demonstrating how easily their styles can combine to clear a high total. The number at 234 is aggressive, but given both offenses’ efficiency, pace, and recent scorelines, the lean is Over 234 at -101 with a grade of B, acknowledging strong scoring indicators but some risk if Utah’s guards aren’t fully healthy or Houston gets too comfortable defensively with a lead. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 30/11/2025 09:37am

Alperen Sengun and the Rockets have routinely hammered weaker defenses, logging double-digit wins over teams like Portland, Washington, Brooklyn, and Toronto, and they now face a Jazz squad that has already been blown out 144-112 by the Thunder, 140-126 by the Lakers, and 137-97 by the Timberwolves despite Lauri Markkanen’s 28.5 points per game heroics. Houston’s current W2 run includes a gritty four-point win at Golden State and a 22-point road rout of Phoenix, and with their primary rotation largely healthy compared with Utah’s injury list (Love out, George and Tshiebwe day-to-day), the Rockets’ length and rim pressure should consistently stress Utah’s young backcourt even in a hostile Delta Center environment. Still, laying -12 on the road is always dangerous, especially against a team that just beat Sacramento 128-119 and has already proven it can backdoor-cover Houston here behind Markkanen and George, so the recommendation is Rockets -12 at -105 with a grade of B-, reflecting a meaningful talent and form edge but acknowledging volatile late-game cover risk. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 30/11/2025 09:37am