Hiram Moreno
The preparations for the regular season of the NBA 2022 and one of the clashes that will be played in this preseason NBA will be the Spurs vs Rockets, two teams in the Western Conference that will be fighting to make the playoffs in the upcoming season.
JefeBet’s US basketball coverage starts from these early stages of the season, including this San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets, so we invite you to stick with us so you don’t miss the best information for your sports betting.
Predictions, Picks, Odds and Betting Preview for NBA Preseason Game Spurs vs Rockets on October 2, 2022
- Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas.
- When: Sunday, October 2, 2022, 7:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the San Antonio Spurs
- Preseason record: 0-0
- Spread: -3
- Moneyline: -125
- Over/Under: 190.0 Points
The San Antonio Spurs begin this NBA preseason looking to prepare to improve their performance from the last season, where they had a 34-48 record, and while it was pretty bad, it still helped them sneak into the Western Conference playoffs, where they were eventually eliminated in the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Nevertheless, to even reach the play-in stage again looks like a complicated task after the departure of Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks, which left the team quite young and without a clear reference on the court, so everything seems to indicate that Gregg Popovich will have to do magic to have a moderately acceptable season.
Betting on the Houston Rockets
- Preseason record: 0-0
- Spread: +3
- Moneyline: +115
- Over/Under: 190.0 Points
The Houston Rockets couldn’t even have dreamed of at least making the play-in tournament last season, as a record of just 20 wins and 62 losses saw them be the worst team in the entire NBA. They also boast the league’s worst defense, and by the looks of things, they could join the Spurs at the bottom of the Western Conference standings for the second straight year.
After the departures of Christian Wood and John Wall, the Rockets look like a young team that will focus purely on the development of what will be a more transitional season going forward with veteran Eric Gordon expected to lead the new blood, although it is not ruled out that he may also leave the team during the course of the season in exchange for important draft picks.
JefeBet Prediction
With little to play for and two young teams that will begin to test pieces and build chemistry for the season ahead, we will likely see Popovich and Rockets head coach Stephen Silas rotate the team to test players.
The Houston Rockets had the fifth worst offense in the NBA last season and that surely won’t change much for this season, while their defense wasn’t the best, after Murray’s departure the Spurs don’t seem to have a clear weapon on offense.
Therefore, everything seems to indicate that this will be a low-scoring game where lax defenses and attacking lapses will be commonplace.
Prediction: Under (SAS 96 – HOU 91).
