Clippers vs. Rockets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 23

Clippers vs. Rockets Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
• Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: Intuit Dome -- Inglewood, California
• Coverage: NBC/Peacock, FDSSC, and SCHN

The Los Angeles Clippers (7-21) are 7.5-point underdogs against the Houston Rockets (17-9) at Intuit Dome on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. The game begins at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock, FDSSC, and SCHN. The matchup has an over/under of 218.5 points.

Clippers vs. Rockets Odds & Spread

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Clippers vs. Rockets Prediction & Pick

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Clippers vs. Rockets Betting Trends

• The Rockets have covered the spread 15 times in 26 games with a set spread.
• Against the spread, the Clippers are 9-19-0 this season.
• This season, 16 of the Rockets' games have gone over the point total out of 28 chances.
• Clippers games this season have hit the over 53.6% of the time (15 out of 28 games with a set point total).
• Houston has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (10-6-0) than it has in home games (5-5-0).
• The Rockets have hit the over on the total in five of 10 home games (50%). They've done better in away games, eclipsing the total in 11 of 16 matchups (68.8%).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, Los Angeles has a lower winning percentage at home (.167, 2-10-0 record) than on the road (.438, 7-9-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Clippers games have finished over six of 12 times at home (50%), and nine of 16 on the road (56.2%).

Rockets Leaders

• Alperen Sengun is averaging 23.2 points, 6.9 assists and 9.2 rebounds.
• Amen Thompson is averaging 17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Kevin Durant's numbers on the season are 25.3 points, 5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 50.9% from the field and 43.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.1 made treys.
• Jabari Smith Jr. averages 15.6 points, 7 boards and 2 assists, shooting 44.9% from the field and 36.8% from downtown, with 2.2 made treys per game.
• Reed Sheppard averages 13.5 points, 3.1 boards and 3.4 assists, shooting 45.7% from the floor and 44.2% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 made treys per contest.

Clippers Leaders

• James Harden averages 25.8 points, 5.2 boards and 8.2 assists. He is also draining 43.3% of his shots from the field and 37.3% from beyond the arc, with 3.6 triples per game (fourth in NBA).
• The Clippers are receiving 25.2 points, 6.1 boards and 3.2 assists per game from Kawhi Leonard.
• John Collins averages 12.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists. He is sinking 50.6% of his shots from the floor.
• The Clippers are receiving 8.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game from Kris Dunn.
• Nicolas Batum averages 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists. He is sinking 37.9% of his shots from the floor and 37.8% from 3-point range, with 1.4 treys per game.

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