Rockets vs Jazz NBA Handicapping

The Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at EnergySolutions Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total is sitting at 193½.

Houston won its last outing, an 88-85 result against the Raptors on February 28. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point favorite, while the 173 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

In their last action, Utah was a 103-96 loser on the road against the Kings. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (199) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Houston:
Team record: 21-14 SU, 20-15 ATS
Current streak: won 4 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games on the road
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Utah

When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Denver are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

Utah:
Team record: 15-18 SU, 15-17-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Houston
is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Houston
is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 9 games

When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing Sacramento are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7

Next up:
Houston home to Denver, Friday, March 2
Utah home to Miami, Friday, March 2