Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction: will the Spurs lose again?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 26. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Houston Rockets

Both teams will play back-to-back games. The Rockets faced Milwaukee at home yesterday and managed to take revenge from the Bucks for the loss in the first game of the season series. Aimee Udoka's team performed well on defense, in particular, allowing only 12 points in the fourth quarter and allowing only 19 assists in the entire game. Houston scored only 100 points, but that was enough for a 100:97 victory. In addition, it should be noted that the Rockets beat the Bucks cleanly on the boards - 53:37 in rebounds.

Thus, Houston reached the balance of 36-22 and retained the fifth line in the Western Conference. The Texans' handicap from seventh place is currently 4.0 wins, so the Rockets will surely not lose their position in the playoff zone until the end of the regular season.

San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs played New Orleans on the road yesterday for the second consecutive game. The first game ended in a 96:114 defeat for San Antonio, and the Spurs were unable to get revenge in the second meeting. 103:109 - San Antonio had 29 assists, but made just over 40% of their shots from the field.

After the Spurs lost Victor Wembanyama, they have now lost three straight games. In essence, the Texas team's prospects of climbing into the play-in zone are dead. San Antonio with a balance of 24-32 dropped to 13th place in the Western Conference and is currently 4.5 wins behind the top-10.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is 2-1 in favor of Houston.

Betting Stats

• In 5 of the last 7 matches between the teams have not scored more than 226 points.
• 6 out of 7 previous face-to-face meetings between the rivals remained for Houston.
• In 7 of the last 8 games at home Houston did not score more than 119 points.
• San Antonio has not reached the 109-point mark in their last three away games.

Expert Betting Tips

As recent matches have shown, without Victor Vembanyama, San Antonio cannot attack as effectively. Houston has one of the best defenses of the season, so the upcoming game is sure to be a low-scoring affair. In addition, we have little doubt the Rockets will win. In the absence of Vemba, the class of the opponents in this pairing is simply not comparable.

Total Under 236.5 for 1.56

Total Under 236.5 for 1.55

Handicap 1 (-9.5) for 1.91