How to watch Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Rockets vs. Pacers basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 20, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Indiana Pacers @ Houston Rockets

Current Records: Indiana 6-8, Houston 10-5

How To Watch

When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Toyota Center -- Houston, Texas
TV: FanDuel SN - Indiana
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $5.00

What to Know

The Rockets are 1-9 against the Pacers since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Houston Rockets will host the Indiana Pacers at 8:00 p.m. ET at Toyota Center. The Rockets will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

The Rockets are probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering the Bucks just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 101-100 to Milwaukee on a last-minute driving layup From Damian Lillard. Houston was up 16-3 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Fred VanVleet, who posted 26 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

Even though they lost, the Rockets smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds (they're ranked first in offensive rebounds per game overall). They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as the Bucks only pulled down four.

Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored the Pacers last Monday, but the final result did not. They took a 130-119 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raptors.

Like the Pacers, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Pascal Siakam led the charge by dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Siakam a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Bennedict Mathurin was another key player, going 10 for 16 en route to 28 points plus five rebounds.

Houston's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Indiana, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.

Wednesday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: The Rockets have crashing the boards this season, having averaged 50.9 rebounds per game (they're ranked first in rebounds per game overall). It's a different story for the Pacers, though, as they've been averaging only 39.8. Given the Rockets' sizable advantage in that area, the Pacers will need to find a way to close that gap.

Going forward, the Rockets are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 6.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they're sitting on a five game streak of covering the spread when playing at home.