The Houston Rockets (25-12) travel to face off against the Atlanta Hawks (19-19) on Saturday, January 11th. This game will be played at State Farm Arena in Atlanta and televised on SCHN. The Rockets are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Hawks are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Hawks. Tip-off is set for 3:00 ET.

Rockets vs Hawks

The Rockets Are Coming Off A Win

Houston improved to 25-12 with a 119-115 win over the Grizzlies on Thursday. The Rockets, who were +3 point underdogs, covered the spread with the win. The total points for the game were 234, just under the 234.5 O/U line.

A key 12-0 run helped the Rockets take control, moving the score from 22-19 to 31-22. Houston led 101-92 going into the 4th quarter, and although they were outscored 23-18 in the final period, they held on for the win.

The Hawks Are Coming Off A Win

The Hawks fell to 19-19 on the season after a 123-115 road loss to the Suns on Thursday. Atlanta, who entered the game as +6.5 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread. The total score of 238 points narrowly missed the O/U line of 239.

Atlanta overcame a 12-0 Suns run early, outscoring Phoenix 41-30 in the 2nd quarter. However, the Suns responded by winning the 3rd quarter 30-20, and a 12-0 run extended their lead from 13-11 to 25-11. The Hawks couldn’t close the gap, as Phoenix edged them 25-23 in the final quarter.

Rockets Offense Breakdown

Alperen Şengün’s 32-point, 14-rebound performance on 60% shooting led the Rockets to a win over the Grizzlies, with 16 of his points coming in the opening quarter. Jalen Green added 27 points, hitting 4 threes at a 50% rate, while Fred VanVleet contributed 22 points, connecting on 3 threes and shooting 61.5% from the field.

Houston made 13 threes, shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc, though their overall field goal percentage was 42.7%. Green scored 8 points in the 4th quarter, while Jae’Sean Tate added 8 of his 12 points in the 3rd.

Hawks Offense Breakdown

In their 123-115 loss to the Suns, the Hawks shot 48.8% from the field and connected on 15 threes at a 46.9% clip. Trae Young led the way with 21 points, though he shot just 40% from the floor, adding 9 of his points in the 2nd quarter.

Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 17 points, while Dyson Daniels added 13. De’Andre Hunter scored 10 of his 12 points in the 4th quarter, and David Roddy had 9 of his 11 points in the opening period.

Rockets Team Defense

Despite giving up 36 points in the 1st quarter, the Rockets tightened up defensively in the 4th, allowing just 23 points to help secure the win. Overall, they allowed 115 points on 50% shooting from the Grizzlies.

Houston did well defending the three, holding Memphis to 31% shooting with just 10 made threes. They also came up with 13 steals and recorded 3 blocks in the game.

Hawks Team Defense

Despite giving up 36 points in the 1st quarter, the Rockets tightened up defensively in the 4th, allowing just 23 points to help secure a 119-115 win over the Grizzlies. Houston gave up 115 points on 50% shooting from the field.

The Rockets did well defending the three, holding Memphis to 31% shooting with just 10 made threes. Houston also recorded 13 steals and 3 blocks in the game.

Rockets vs Hawks Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Rockets have a straight up record of 7-3 while going 6-4 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 114 points per game in these contests.
• In their last ten games at home, the Hawks have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 3-7 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 115 points per game in these contests.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Hawks have a straight up record of 3-7 and an ATS mark of 3-7.
• Across their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Rockets have an overall record of 3-2 while going 2-3 against the spread.

Rockets vs Hawks Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Rockets vs. Hawks game, we suggest taking the Hawks at +5. Even though our predictions have the Rockets winning 119-117, we see the Hawks as the better choice on the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 233.5 and given that our model is projecting 236 points between the teams, we like the over.

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