{"id":11989,"date":"2022-10-10T07:25:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2022-10-18T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:06:49","slug":"2022-23-houston-rockets-season-preview-and-betting-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/2022-23-houston-rockets-season-preview-and-betting-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"2022-23 Houston Rockets Season Preview and Betting Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Houston Rockets Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Houston Rockets had the league&#8217;s worst record during the 2021-22 NBA season, but still showed some signs of hope and promise amidst the losing. WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his thoughts on what we can expect from the young Rockets this year.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit our our FREE NBA Picks page daily<\/a> for new NBA betting tips.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Houston Rockets Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>2022-23 NBA Odds as of Monday, October 3<\/th>\n<th>Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wagertalk.go.metabet.io\/bet\/draftkings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DraftKings<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NBA Championship Odds:<\/td>\n<td>+100000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southwest Division Odds:<\/td>\n<td>+50000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regular Season Win Total:<\/td>\n<td>23.5 (o -110 \/ u -110)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening Night:<\/td>\n<td>+9.5 at Atlanta Hawks (o\/u 234)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Rockets&#8217; rebuilding project will continue, but they hope to string together wins. Houston labored through multiple prolonged losing streaks of 15, 12, eight and seven games last season.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Green stepped it up in the scoring department and Kevin Porter Jr has shown flashes at the guard position. The Rockets scooped up Jabari Smith Jr. with the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA Draft and signed first rounders Tari Eason and TyTy Washington, making for a hodgepodge of young talent.<\/p>\n<h3>Houston Rockets Offseason Moves<\/h3>\n<p>Acquisitions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jabari Smith Jr (Draft)<\/li>\n<li>Tari Eason (Draft)<\/li>\n<li>TyTy Washington (Draft)<\/li>\n<li>Boban Marjanovic (Trade)<\/li>\n<li>Marquese Chriss (Trade)<\/li>\n<li>Trey Burke (Trade)<\/li>\n<li>Sterling Brown (Trade)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Losses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Wood (Trade)<\/li>\n<li>John Wall (Waived)<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Schroder (Free Agency)<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Lamb (Free Agency)<\/li>\n<li>Trevelin Queen (Free Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2022-23 Houston Rockets Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>The Houston Rockets have an impressive collection of young talent but you have to keep in mind that they are relying on a group of rookies mixing with a group of second-year players.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockets has the league&#8217;s worst defensive rating last season behind an inexperienced, offensive-minded group. Houston also traded away their most reliable offensive option in Christian Wood.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Stephen Silas is going to have his hands full winning games in the Western Conference with more playoff contenders than bottom-feeders. Houston has won 17 and 20 games in the last two seasons and I don&#8217;t see much of an improvement this year.<\/p>\n<p>As the year wears on, the thoughts of tanking for Victor Wembanyama could creep in. The young Rockets do not appear ready for liftoff quite yet and there is still plenty of room to squeeze under 23.5 wins here.<\/p>\n<p>Houston Rockets Prediction: Under 23.5 Wins (-110 at DraftKings)<br \/>\n[coupon id=&#8221;5609&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Talk with Jay Money<\/h3>\n<p>Jay Money, Rob Veno and Skee Profit share their thoughts on the 2022-23 NBA season. Which teams are overrated heading into the season and poised to go under their season win total? Which teams are being undervalued and could spring a couple surprises? 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Ronald Cabang Free NBA\/WNBA Picks &amp; Sports Betting Advice<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-gallery-rowtitle\"><\/div><div class=\"epyt-pagination \"><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"epyt-pagebutton epyt-prev  hide \" data-playlistid=\"PLeq9DKpE2ICW9CYNsiEHS4EfOw06qp9YS\" data-pagesize=\"3\" data-pagetoken=\"\" data-style=\"carousel\" data-epcolumns=\"4\" data-showtitle=\"1\" data-showpaging=\"1\" data-autonext=\"1\" data-hidethumbimg=\"0\" data-thumbplay=\"1\"><div class=\"epyt-arrow\">&laquo;<\/div> <div>Prev<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-pagenumbers \"><div class=\"epyt-current\">1<\/div><div class=\"epyt-pageseparator\"> \/ <\/div><div class=\"epyt-totalpages\">180<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"epyt-pagebutton epyt-next\" data-playlistid=\"PLeq9DKpE2ICW9CYNsiEHS4EfOw06qp9YS\" data-pagesize=\"3\" data-pagetoken=\"EAAaHlBUOkNBTWlFRGxDUWtVd01Ea3hRa1k0TTBZeVJqWQ\" data-style=\"carousel\" data-epcolumns=\"4\" data-showtitle=\"1\" data-showpaging=\"1\" data-autonext=\"1\" data-hidethumbimg=\"0\" data-thumbplay=\"1\"><div>Next<\/div> <div class=\"epyt-arrow\">&raquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-loader\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"loading\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus-pro\/images\/gallery-page-loader.gif\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">NBA Odds Board<\/h3>\n<p>WagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L3&amp;cb=0.3654232951582346\">Live Odds Screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the NBA point spreads, totals and betting percentages for all of the Opening Night games, including the Houston Rockets&#8217; season opener against the Hawks, from your desktop or phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L3&amp;cb=0.3654232951582346\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Odds Board\" width=\"1437\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1437px) 100vw, 1437px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meet the Author<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Lang<\/a> has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Rockets Betting Preview The Houston Rockets had the league&#8217;s worst record during the 2021-22 NBA season, but still showed some signs of hope and promise amidst the losing. WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his thoughts on what we can expect from the young Rockets this year. And visit our our FREE NBA Picks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[1688,334,1689,1686,1687,1690,1691,708,81,1663],"class_list":["post-11989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-2022-23-houston-rockets","tag-houston-rockets","tag-houston-rockets-nba-preview","tag-houston-rockets-preview","tag-houston-rockets-season-preview","tag-jabari-smith-jr","tag-jalen-green","tag-mlb-odds","tag-nba","tag-nba-season-preview"],"basic_html":"<h2>Houston Rockets Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Houston Rockets had the league's worst record during the 2021-22 NBA season, but still showed some signs of hope and promise amidst the losing. WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his thoughts on what we can expect from the young Rockets this year.<\/p>\nAnd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit our our FREE NBA Picks page daily<\/a> for new NBA betting tips.\n\n<!--more-->\n<h3>Houston Rockets Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>2022-23 NBA Odds as of Monday, October 3<\/th>\n<th>Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wagertalk.go.metabet.io\/bet\/draftkings\">DraftKings<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NBA Championship Odds:<\/td>\n<td>+100000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southwest Division Odds:<\/td>\n<td>+50000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regular Season Win Total:<\/td>\n<td>23.5 (o -110 \/ u -110)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening Night:<\/td>\n<td>+9.5 at Atlanta Hawks (o\/u 234)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe Rockets' rebuilding project will continue, but they hope to string together wins. Houston labored through multiple prolonged losing streaks of 15, 12, eight and seven games last season.\n\nJalen Green stepped it up in the scoring department and Kevin Porter Jr has shown flashes at the guard position. The Rockets scooped up Jabari Smith Jr. with the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA Draft and signed first rounders Tari Eason and TyTy Washington, making for a hodgepodge of young talent.\n<h3>Houston Rockets Offseason Moves<\/h3>\nAcquisitions:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Jabari Smith Jr (Draft)<\/li>\n \t<li>Tari Eason (Draft)<\/li>\n \t<li>TyTy Washington (Draft)<\/li>\n \t<li>Boban Marjanovic (Trade)<\/li>\n \t<li>Marquese Chriss (Trade)<\/li>\n \t<li>Trey Burke (Trade)<\/li>\n \t<li>Sterling Brown (Trade)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLosses:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Christian Wood (Trade)<\/li>\n \t<li>John Wall (Waived)<\/li>\n \t<li>Dennis Schroder (Free Agency)<\/li>\n \t<li>Anthony Lamb (Free Agency)<\/li>\n \t<li>Trevelin Queen (Free Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2022-23 Houston Rockets Prediction<\/h2>\nThe Houston Rockets have an impressive collection of young talent but you have to keep in mind that they are relying on a group of rookies mixing with a group of second-year players.\n\nThe Rockets has the league's worst defensive rating last season behind an inexperienced, offensive-minded group. Houston also traded away their most reliable offensive option in Christian Wood.\n\nHead Coach Stephen Silas is going to have his hands full winning games in the Western Conference with more playoff contenders than bottom-feeders. Houston has won 17 and 20 games in the last two seasons and I don't see much of an improvement this year.\n\nAs the year wears on, the thoughts of tanking for Victor Wembanyama could creep in. The young Rockets do not appear ready for liftoff quite yet and there is still plenty of room to squeeze under 23.5 wins here.\n\nHouston Rockets Prediction: Under 23.5 Wins (-110 at DraftKings)\n[coupon id=\"5609\"]\n<h3>NBA Talk with Jay Money<\/h3>\nJay Money, Rob Veno and Skee Profit share their thoughts on the 2022-23 NBA season. Which teams are overrated heading into the season and poised to go under their season win total? Which teams are being undervalued and could spring a couple surprises? Jay, Rob and Skee go team-by-team through the NBA.\n\n[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QvnT3Gu8TS0&amp;width=870&amp;height=489&amp;listType=playlist&amp;list=PLeq9DKpE2ICW9CYNsiEHS4EfOw06qp9YS&amp;plindex=0&amp;layout=gallery&amp;gallery_style=carousel&amp;gallery_pagesize=3&amp;gallery_autonext=1[\/embedyt]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">NBA Odds Board<\/h3>\nWagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L3&amp;cb=0.3654232951582346\">Live Odds Screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the NBA point spreads, totals and betting percentages for all of the Opening Night games, including the Houston Rockets' season opener against the Hawks, from your desktop or phone.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L3&amp;cb=0.3654232951582346\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-11962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NBAOp.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Odds Board\" width=\"1437\" height=\"752\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meet the Author<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/al\">Andy Lang<\/a> has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. 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