Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets Prediction and Betting Pick 30/03/2015
Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets Prediction. Toronto Raptors are hosting Houston Rockets on Monday, March 30, and are looking to keep up with the trend that says the home team always wins this fixture. It has been so for ten games in a row.
Houston Rockets have won four in a row and seven of eight, and despite facing some easy opposition they think the time is right to win in Toronto, which is something they haven’t done in a while. Houston are a one-man team and are relying heavily on the bearded man James Harden to do all the work, but he has seen his shooting percentage drop off consistently over the past three months. He’s still scoring 20+ but can barely go above .400 from the floor. However, Houston is 9-0 this season with Jason Terry in the starting lineup.
Friday’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the Atlantic Division title for Toronto. The Raptors don’t seem to be in particularly good form at the moment though, as DeMar DeRozan is showing signs of fatigue lately and is seeing his shooting percentage drop.
Toronto vs Houston Team News
Houston Rockets have four injured players, Kostas Papanikolau, Terrence Jones, Patrick Beverly and Donatas Motiejunas. Starting center Dwight Howard will likely be rested. For Toronto Raptors, starting point guard Kyle Lowry is questionable. The second-leading scorer has missed four of the last five games with a sore back.
Toronto vs Houston Starting Line Ups
Toronto Raptors: Trevor Ariza, Josh Smith, Corey Brewer, James Harden, Jason Terry.
Houston Rockets: Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Greivis Vasquez, DeMar DeRozan.
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 30, 2015
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets Prediction. While Houston can’t be trusted as they’re relying on one man and therefore their offense can choke, they still look far more reliable than the Raptors and seem to have the momentum on their side as well. If both Dwight Howard and Kyle Lowry sit this one out, expect the Raptors to be hurt more. Toronto vs Houston Betting Pick: Houston +2. Place your bets at Pinnacle.
