Kings vs Rockets prediction NBA · Wednesday, December 3
At a glance
The Houston Rockets (13-5) host the Sacramento Kings (5-16) on Wednesday, December 3 at 8:00 PM ET at Toyota Center (Houston) in NBA action. Final score: Kings 95 – Rockets 121. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 89% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Rockets are 5-2 at home and the Kings are 2-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Rockets and 2-8 for the Kings (current streaks: Rockets L1, Kings L3).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Rockets dominate this matchup. The model projects Rockets 123 – 108 Kings, a margin of about 15.1 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+6.9 vs -5.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' offense (118.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (110.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACHOU
Top performers
Kings
Maxime RaynaudC · #4225pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #189assists
Keegan MurrayF · #1311reboundsRockets
Alperen SengunC · #2828pts / game
Kevin DurantF · #78assists
Amen ThompsonG · #112reboundsRecent form
SACHOUHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-16 | Record | 13-5 |
| 113.2 | Points scored / game | 118.8 |
| 120.1 | Points allowed / game | 110.6 |
| -5.9 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.9 |
| L3 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 2-9 road | Home / road record | 5-2 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Rockets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.