The Washington Wizards will visit the Houston Rockets in an interconference matchup on Monday's NBA schedule. Houston is 6-4 overall and 3-2 at home, while Washington is 2-6 overall and 1-2 on the road. The Rockets swept the two-game season series in 2023-24 and have won three straight overall meetings. Houston is 5-5 against the spread (ATS) in the 2024-25 NBA season, while Washington is 2-6 ATS.

Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET at the Toyota Center in Houston. The Rockets are favored by 13.5 points in the latest Wizards vs. Rockets odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 227.5 points. Before entering any Rockets vs. Wizards picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 3 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 101-64 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning more than $3,000. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen huge returns. 

The model has set its sights on Washington vs. Houston. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Wizards vs. Rockets:

  • Rockets vs. Wizards spread: Rockets -13.5
  • Rockets vs. Wizards over/under: 227.5 points
  • Rockets vs. Wizards money line: Rockets: -971, Wizards: +639
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Why the Wizards can cover

The Wizards wound up on the wrong side of a bruising 121-94 walloping at the hands of the Magic on Sunday, but Bilal Coulibaly put forth a good effort as he went 9 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six assists and six rebounds. Jordan Poole led the team with 24 points while rookie Kyshawn George had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Washington's prized rookie in No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr is filling up the box score on a nightly basis. The Frenchman is averaging 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 blocks (ranking fourth in the NBA) and 2.4 assists. As a team, Washington is defending the rim and ranks second in the league in blocks per game. Washington can also take comfort in the fact that Houston is only 1-4 ATS this season in non-divisional games. See which team to pick here.

Why the Rockets can cover

Meanwhile, the Rockets narrowly escaped with a Sunday win as the squad sidled past the Pistons 101-99. The Rockets can attribute much of their success to Alperen Sengun, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 10 rebounds. Tari Eason had 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench, and he's one of seven Rockets players averaging in double-figures this season.

Houston gets extra offensive possessions by leading the NBA in offensive boards, and it then makes the most of each possession by having the third-fewest turnovers per game. On defense, the Rockets are holding opponents to the fourth-fewest points per game, and containing foes to the second-lowest 2-point percentage. As for Washington, it has been one of the worst teams against the spread this season as it is 2-0 ATS versus the Atlanta Hawks, but 0-6 ATS versus everyone else. See which team to pick here.

How to make Rockets vs. Wizards picks

The model has simulated Wizards vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spread hits over 50% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Rockets vs. Wizards, and which side of the spread hits over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Wizards vs. Rockets spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 101-64 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.