Miami Heat vs. Houston Rockets odds, tips and betting trends | 4/5/2024

The Houston Rockets (38-38) will be looking to stop a three-game losing skid when hosting the Miami Heat (42-34) on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Toyota Center. It airs at 8:00 PM ET on Space City Home Network and BSSUN.

The Heat are a slight 2-point favorite against the Rockets. The over/under for the matchup is set at 214.5.

Heat vs. Rockets Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:30 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Miami -2
  • Total: 214.5
  • Moneyline: Miami -128, Houston +108

Heat at Rockets odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 2)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (214.5)

  • Prediction:
    Rockets 113 – Heat 109
  • Miami has been victorious in 31, or 72.1%, of the 43 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • This year, Miami has won 24 of 36 games when listed as at least -128 or better on the moneyline.
  • Miami has an implied victory probability of 56.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Houston has a 16-33 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 32.7% of those games).
  • Houston has gone 12-32 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer (27.3%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Houston a 48.1% chance to win.
  • The Heat average 109.8 points per game, just three fewer points than the 112.8 the Rockets allow.
  • Miami is 20-10 against the spread and 25-5 overall when scoring more than 112.8 points.
  • When it scores more than 108.4 points, Houston is 29-19-1 against the spread and 28-21 overall.
  • Miami’s record is 32-21-4 against the spread and 36-21 overall when it allows fewer than 114 points.
  • The Heat are the league’s 27th-ranked scoring team (109.8 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank 11th in points per game (112.8) in NBA play.
  • The 16th-ranked scoring NBA team (114 PPG) is Houston, while the Miami squad ranks fourth in the league defensively (108.4 PPG).
  • The Heat have put up a total of 107 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 1.4 per game), and the Rockets have out-scored opponents by 89 points on the season (1.2 more per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Miami this season is 113 points, five more points than its implied total of 108 points in Friday’s game.
  • So far this season, Miami has scored more than 108 points 47 times.
  • The average implied point total on the year for Houston (115.4) is 9.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (106).

How to watch Heat vs. Rockets

  • Game Day: Friday, April 5, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSSUN
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Arena: Toyota Center
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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