The Houston Rockets looked good in their season opener, taking care of business at home in a 128-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Both Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith dropped 30 points in that game, getting their 2026-27 NBA season started on a high note.
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs were disappointing in a 116-104 loss at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Superstar big man Victor Wembanyama had a rough night, scoring only 12 points on 1-of-13 shooting.
As the Rockets vs. Spurs tip off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 at Moody Center on Amazon Prime Video, it’s a spot for San Antonio to bounce back. Let’s take a look at the best prediction markets to find the top prices for Rockets vs. Spurs.
The Spurs are priced at 68 cents to win this game. The point spread is Spurs -6.5, priced at 53 cents. This makes a lot of sense because San Antonio entered the season as the favorite to win it all. Plus, this is a bounce-back spot following a loss in the season opener.
The Over/Under is currently listed at 227.5 points, with the Under favored at 51 cents. This prices in how good the Spurs can be defensively with Wemby protecting the rim.
I don’t want to pay 68 cents on the Spurs to win outright, so we’ll save some money by targeting them to win by more than 6.5 points at 53 cents. It’s a great spot to ride with them. They came off a double-digit loss at home, so there’s a good chance they can get back on track here.
Superstars like Wemby tend to come back with a much better performance following a bad game. The season opener vs. the Thunder was one of the most inefficient games of his career, as he was held to 1-of-13 shooting from the field. That’s the kind of result that could push him to bounce back in a huge way here.
While the Rockets were terrific in their opening win, that was against a Mavs team that is still in transition. Facing one of the best teams in the NBA is going to be a much tougher test. With Wemby likely getting back on track, it wouldn’t surprise me if this turns into a blowout.
When looking at market movement at prediction markets apps, we see that there haven’t been many changes yet. The Spurs have hovered around 67-68% leading up to this game. This makes a lot of sense because this is already a high price, but it’s a great spot vs. the Spurs, so we’re unlikely to see any major changes.
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