Houston Rockets 2025-26 NBA Betting Lines
Following a 4-year rebuild and time in the wilderness, the Houston Rockets are on their way back. The Rockets are coming off their best season since 2019 and have the foundation to become a serious championship contender. That is because of a strong summer of upgrades in what was one of the best offseason performances of any NBA team. Last year, head coach Ime Udoka arrived as the new head coach of the Houston Rockets, as Houston rolled the dice that Udoka could quickly turn the franchise around. In his first season, Udoka ended the Rockets’ streak of three consecutive losing seasons. This past year, Udoka produced the first playoff season for Houston since 2020. The Rockets have a bright future under Udoka.
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Team Overview
The Houston Rockets' final regular season record was 52-30 straight up, 42-38-2 against the spread, and 44-36 over/under the total. Houston was second in the Western Conference playoff standings, 16 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Houston's NBA metrics were 18th for scoring offense, 21st for field goal percentage, 21st for 3-point field goal percentage, 30th for free throw percentage, and 1st for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Rockets' metrics were 5th for scoring defense, 6th for field goal percentage permitted, 11th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 2nd for defensive rebounding.
In the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Houston was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in seven games. But that does not take away from a season of accomplishment and a promising future.
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Off-Season Moves for 2025-26
Key additions: Kevin Durant, Dorian Finney-Smith, Clint Capela
Key subtractions: Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale
The Rockets traded Jalen Green, a wildly inconsistent 23-year-old, for Kevin Durant, one of the most consistent scorers in league history. It is a heck of an upgrade for this coming season — and maybe this coming season alone, as we have no idea how long Durant can sustain his greatness at 37 years old.
Still, Durant transforms them from a second-seeded pretender into a bona fide contender, giving them the reliable crunch-time scorer they so desperately needed. Meanwhile, Houston extended its rotation both on the wing and at center, where they respectively added Dorian Finney-Smith and Clint Capela.
No team did more to improve its chances at the 2026 title than the Rockets, who added the two-time Finals MVP Durant without sacrificing depth in the process. Give Houston credit for pouncing at a reasonable trade for Durant, then using a team-friendly contract for Fred VanVleet (two years, $50 million) to access the non-taxpayer midlevel exception. That allowed the Rockets to add proven 3-and-D wing Finney-Smith to help replace departed Dillon Brooks.
Overall, the Rockets' offseason was a series of masterstrokes.
Key Players
In 2023-24, C Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. The Oklahoma City Thunder took Sengun as the 16th player in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Turkey. He began his career with the Rockets in 2021-22. This past season, Sengun averaged 19.1 points and 10.3 points per game.
PG Fred Vanfleet is best known for his time with the Toronto Raptors, where he was a key asset on their 2019 NBA championship team. Vanfleet was a 2022 NBA All-Star. He went undrafted in 2016 out of Wichita State. This past year, he averaged 14.1 points per game.
PF Kevn Durant is a future Hall of Famer and one of the NBA’s most iconic stars. Durant is a 15-time All-Star, 2-time NBA Finals MVP, and the 2014 NBA MVP among countless other accolades. Last year with Phoenix, Durant averaged 26.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest.
Head Coach
Head coach Ime Udoka is a former NBA role player who played for several teams. In his only season as a head coach, he led the 2022 Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals. However, he was forced to resign over a sex scandal with a female employee. Last year, Udoka engineered a remarkable turnaround of the Rockets. His career record is 144-102.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
52 |
30 |
1st, Southwest |
Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Warriors) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
41 |
41 |
3rd, Southwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
22 |
60 |
4th, Southwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
20 |
62 |
5th, Southwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
17 |
55 |
5th, Southwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
44 |
28 |
1st, Southwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Lakers) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
53 |
29 |
1st, Southwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Warriors) |
Houston Rockets History
The Rockets did not start in Houston. They began as the San Diego Rockets and were the worst team in the NBA upon their inception in 1967. They went 15-67, but their first draft pick ended up being one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Pat Riley was selected with the Rockets’ first-round pick in 1967, and he ended up playing nine years in the NBA before turning his talents to coaching.
This franchise could not find success in San Diego, so the Rockets moved to Houston after just four years. They moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference but then returned to the West and won the conference to make their first NBA Finals appearance in their first year back in 1981. Moses Malone was the star of the team, and Calvin Murphy was solid, too. Interestingly enough, two other future coaches were on the roster in Rudy Tomjanovich and Mike Dunleavy.
Houston returned to the NBA Finals in 1986 with Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. The Twin Towers were tough for opponents to stop since Olajuwon was 7’0 and Sampson was 7’4, but injuries cut Sampson’s career short. However, Olajuwon went on to become the greatest player in franchise history. The Rockets were back-to-back NBA champions in 1994 and 1995 on the strength of Olajuwon teaming up with Kenny Smith, Big Shot Rob Horry, Vernon Maxwell, and Otis Thorpe.
Two more franchise stars came in the 21st Century. Yao Ming was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, and he was an All-Star in all eight of his years in the league before injuries forced him to retire at 31. The Rockets acquired James Harden from Oklahoma City in 2012, and he became an immediate star in Houston, but this team could never advance further than the Western Conference Finals.
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