Rockets vs Spurs Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Mar 12th 2024

Well, well, well, look what we got here! The Houston Rockets, with a record that’s more ‘meh’ than a shrug emoji (29W-35L, if you’re wondering), are gearing up to blast off towards the AT&T Center, hoping to rain down some three-pointers on the San Antonio Spurs, who, let’s be honest, are still trying to find their spurs this season (14W-51L, yikes!). It’s all going down at 08:30PM EST, so clear your schedule, folks. In the wild west of the NBA, the Rockets are trailing by 10 games, while the Spurs, well, they’re a whopping 25.5 games back. The bookies are setting the stage with an over/under of 221.5, tipping the Rockets as the favorites at -3.5, and giving the Spurs a slight edge at 3.5. The Rockets are still buzzing from a 112-104 victory over the Kings, while the Spurs are licking their wounds after a 102-112 loss to the Warriors. So, are we ready to rocket past the Spurs or will San Antonio manage to spur on a surprise? Either way, it’s sure to be a blast!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 12, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

7W-24L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

7W-21L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
03/05/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	21	32	24	24		101	Under
	Houston Rockets HOU	26	21	33	34		114
12/11/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	21	26	15	20		82	Under
	Houston Rockets HOU	19	32	18	24		93
10/27/23	Houston Rockets HOU	23	29	31	28	11	122	Over
	San Antonio Spurs SAS	25	27	24	35	15	126
03/05/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	24	39	24	23		110	Over
	Houston Rockets HOU	38	35	35	34		142
03/04/23	Houston Rockets HOU	29	41	25	27		122	Over
	San Antonio Spurs SAS	32	36	22	20		110
12/19/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	25	32	32		124	Over
	Houston Rockets HOU	28	34	14	29		105
12/08/22	Houston Rockets HOU	29	25	23	32		109	Over
	San Antonio Spurs SAS	24	27	39	28		118
03/28/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	39	28	29	27		123	Over
	Houston Rockets HOU	31	24	29	36		120
02/04/22	Houston Rockets HOU	25	29	23	29		106	Over
	San Antonio Spurs SAS	33	24	40	34		131
01/25/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	34	32	39	29		134	Over
	Houston Rockets HOU	23	28	23	30		104
01/12/22	Houston Rockets HOU	39	24	28	37		128	Over
	San Antonio Spurs SAS	36	31	23	34		124

Starting Lineups

Rockets Notable Injuries

• Alperen Sengun (C): Avg: 21.0pts, 9.4reb, 5.0ast, 32.4 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 7.4
• Cam Whitmore (SG/SF): Avg: 12.1pts, 3.9reb, 0.5ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 3.5
• Nate Williams (PG): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 6.8 minutes. Last game: 03/08/24. Impact: 1.0

Spurs Notable Injuries

• Cedi Osman (SF/PF): Avg: 6.8pts, 2.6reb, 1.7ast, 17.5 minutes. Last game: 03/07/24. Impact: 1.7
• Sidy Cissoko (SG/SF): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.6reb, 0.0ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 03/03/24. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Dominick Barlow (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.9% to 16.8, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Julian Champagnie (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 62.7% to 26.0, 16.0 min average previous 3 games.
• Zach Collins (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.1% to 23.0, 16.3 min average previous 3 games.
• David Duke Jr. (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.1% to 16.2, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Cedi Osman (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.7% to 11.9, 17.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Blake Wesley (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.4% to 16.6, 12.0 min average previous 3 games.
The Rockets have a 2-game winning streak on the road.