Rockets vs Hornets prediction NBA · Thursday, February 19
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (26-29) host the Houston Rockets (33-20) on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 105 – Hornets 101. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 56% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 12-14 at home and the Rockets are 15-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 9-1 for the Hornets and 6-4 for the Rockets (current streaks: Hornets W1, Rockets L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Hornets 112 – 114 Rockets, a margin of about 2.0 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.1 vs +4.2 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.7 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOUCHA
Top performers
Rockets
Kevin DurantF · #735pts / game
Alperen SengunC · #287assistsKevin DurantF · #78reboundsHornets
Grant WilliamsF · #220pts / game
Brandon MillerF · #247assistsGrant WilliamsF · #29reboundsRecent form
HOUCHA
CHA
Team comparison
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33-20 | Record | 26-29 |
| 114.6 | Points scored / game | 113.8 |
| 109.7 | Points allowed / game | 113.9 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.1 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 9-1 |
| 15-13 road | Home / road record | 12-14 home |
| 52-30 (+4.5) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Rockets
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.