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Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 25 Oct 2018
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 89-100
29-24 15-28 22-23 23-25
Position#5
Record1-2
FormLLLWL
Points / game116.0
Allowed / game120.3
vs
Position#9
Record1-2
FormLLWLL
Points / game110.0
Allowed / game111.0
USANBA· Toyota Center
NBA2018-19
Meetings · Houston Rockets v Utah Jazz
03 Feb 2027
HOU v UTA
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HOU140
UTA106
23 Feb 2026
HOU125
UTA105
02 Apr 2025
HOU143
UTA105
23 Mar 2024
HOU147
UTA119
20 Jan 2024
HOU127
UTA126
05 Jan 2023
HOU114
UTA131
24 Oct 2022
HOU114
UTA108
02 Mar 2022
HOU127
UTA132
28 Oct 2021
HOU91
UTA122
21 Apr 2021
HOU89
UTA112
09 Feb 2020
HOU113
UTA114
24 Apr 2019
HOU100
UTA93
17 Apr 2019
HOU118
UTA98
14 Apr 2019
HOU122
UTA90
17 Dec 2018
HOU102
UTA97
24 Oct 2018
HOU89
UTA100
08 May 2018
HOU112
UTA102
02 May 2018
HOU108
UTA116
29 Apr 2018
HOU110
UTA96
18 Dec 2017
HOU120
UTA99
05 Nov 2017
HOU137
UTA110
08 Mar 2017
HOU108
UTA115
19 Nov 2016
HOU111
UTA102
23 Mar 2016
HOU87
UTA89
07 Jan 2016
HOU103
UTA94
15 Apr 2015
HOU117
UTA91
10 Jan 2015
HOU97
UTA82
17 Mar 2014
HOU124
UTA86
20 Mar 2013
HOU100
UTA93
01 Dec 2012
HOU124
UTA116
11 Apr 2012
HOU91
UTA103
19 Feb 2012
HOU101
UTA85
20 Mar 2011
HOU110
UTA108
08 Jan 2011
HOU99
UTA103
07 Apr 2010
HOU113
UTA96
16 Feb 2010
HOU95
UTA104
21 Jan 2009
HOU108
UTA99
27 Dec 2008
HOU120
UTA115
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston Rockets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Utah Jazz winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Houston RocketsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormRockets
Date
Competition
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
106-119
106
119
-13
93avg 102
H15/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
127-105
127
105
+22
121avg 102
H17/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
85-126
85
126
-41
74avg 102
A21/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
95-92
95
92
+3
80avg 102
A23/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
98-94
98
94
+4
81avg 102
H25/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
86-115
86
115
-29
69avg 102
A27/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
92-101
92
101
-9
74avg 102
H29/05
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#23
L
112-131
112
131
-19
94avg 102
H18/10
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
124-115
124
115
+9
113avg 102
A21/10
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#12
L
112-115
112
115
-3
102avg 102
A22/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
30-29
26-27
24-31
26-32
26-21
38-29
31-29
32-26
22-31
21-23
24-34
18-38
19-28
34-18
17-34
25-12
23-17
22-28
26-27
27-22
39-22
22-29
16-33
9-31
24-19
30-24
15-33
23-25
29-35
25-36
30-30
28-30
31-28
35-34
32-35
26-18
24-29
29-25
31-39
28-22
215.0Avg total
103.7Scored
111.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)116.0120.3236.3-4.333%
Season at home (1)112.0131.0243.0-19.00%
Season away (2)118.0115.0233.0+3.050%
Last 10 (10)103.7111.3215.0-7.640%
Last 5 (5)105.2115.4220.6-10.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)102.7103.8206.4-1.158%
vs Weaker (18)107.9102.7210.7+5.267%
This opponent (Utah Jazz) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah JazzUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormJazz
Date
Competition
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
L
99-107
99
107
-8
89avg 97
A26/04
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
W
96-91
96
91
+5
80avg 97
H28/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
96-110
96
110
-14
87avg 97
A29/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
W
116-108
116
108
+8
113avg 97
A03/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
92-113
92
113
-21
79avg 97
H05/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
87-100
87
100
-13
74avg 97
H07/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
102-112
102
112
-10
96avg 97
A09/05
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#19
W
123-117
123
117
+6
117avg 97
A18/10
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
123-124
123
124
-1
110avg 97
H20/10
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#24
L
84-92
84
92
-8
74avg 97
H23/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
34-29
22-12
22-37
21-29
18-22
23-19
37-29
18-21
21-34
18-30
29-22
28-24
36-28
28-27
22-30
30-23
22-39
18-31
25-23
27-20
23-30
25-28
17-21
22-21
16-21
30-33
32-21
24-37
30-34
38-21
25-32
30-30
34-32
47-37
22-28
20-27
22-19
24-28
17-23
21-22
209.2Avg total
101.8Scored
107.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)110.0111.0221.0-1.033%
Season at home (2)103.5108.0211.5-4.50%
Season away (1)123.0117.0240.0+6.0100%
Last 10 (10)101.8107.4209.2-5.630%
Last 5 (5)103.8109.0212.8-5.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (21)107.1101.8208.9+5.352%
vs Weaker (9)108.3101.0209.3+7.378%
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +0.8+0.8Q1: -3.2-3.2Q2Q2: +0.9+0.9Q2: +0.7+0.7Q3Q3: -7.9-7.9Q3: -1.8-1.8Q4Q4: -1.4-1.4Q4: -1.3-1.3
-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +0.8+0.8Q1: -3.2-3.2Q2Q2: +0.9+0.9Q2: +0.7+0.7Q3Q3: -7.9-7.9Q3: -1.8-1.8Q4Q4: -1.4-1.4Q4: -1.3-1.3
Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Houston RocketsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Golden State Warriors
#2
D
56-56
56
56
+0
H15/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
64-50
64
50
+14
H17/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
L
43-54
43
54
-11
A21/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
53-46
53
46
+7
A23/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
D
45-45
45
45
+0
H25/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
61-51
61
51
+10
A27/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
54-43
54
43
+11
H29/05
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#23
L
54-71
54
71
-17
H18/10
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
66-62
66
62
+4
A21/10
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#12
L
53-54
53
54
-1
A22/10
NBA
108.1Avg total
54.9Scored
53.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.249.8106.0+6.463%-
Last 30 at home (18)57.949.6107.4+8.367%-
Last 30 away (12)53.650.2103.8+3.458%-
Last 10 (10)54.953.2108.1+1.750%-
Last 5 (5)57.656.2113.8+1.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)56.448.5104.9+7.967%-
vs Weaker (18)56.050.7106.7+5.361%-
This opponent (Utah Jazz) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah JazzLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
W
56-41
56
41
+15
A26/04
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
D
41-41
41
41
+0
H28/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
39-64
39
64
-25
A29/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
W
64-55
64
55
+9
A03/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
40-70
40
70
-30
H05/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
48-58
48
58
-10
H07/05
NBA
Houston Rockets
#1
L
46-54
46
54
-8
A09/05
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#19
W
68-55
68
55
+13
A18/10
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#2
W
81-69
81
69
+12
H20/10
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#24
L
46-47
46
47
-1
H23/10
NBA
108.3Avg total
52.9Scored
55.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)53.751.1104.8+2.560%-
Last 30 at home (16)54.250.2104.4+3.962%-
Last 30 away (14)53.152.1105.2+0.957%-
Last 10 (10)52.955.4108.3-2.540%-
Last 5 (5)57.856.6114.4+1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (21)53.151.7104.8+1.552%-
vs Weaker (9)54.949.9104.8+5.078%-
This opponent (Houston Rockets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Houston Rocketstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Houston Rockets: 103.7 points a game scored
🏀🏀45%
🏀🏀🏀39%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers46.8 pts a game · 45% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers40.2 pts a game · 39% of the points
🏀 Free throws16.7 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers45.123.4
51.9%
51.7%46.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers40.213.4
33.3%
35.4%40.2
🏀 Free throws22.816.7
73.2%
76.6%16.7
They take 85.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 40.2 of them are 3-pointers, so 47% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Utah Jazztheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Utah Jazz: 101.8 points a game scored
🏀🏀50%
🏀🏀🏀33%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers50.6 pts a game · 50% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers33.9 pts a game · 33% of the points
🏀 Free throws17.3 pts a game · 17% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers51.125.3
49.5%
51.7%50.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.911.3
36.6%
35.4%33.9
🏀 Free throws24.217.3
71.5%
76.6%17.3
They take 82.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 30.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 25 Oct 2018 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Houston Rockets
LWLLLWWLWL
Utah Jazz
LLWLLLWLWL
#5
League position
#9
-7.7
Net rating
-5.6
104.7
Offensive rating
101.7
112.3
Defensive rating
107.3
51.0%
Effective FG%
51.5%
54.4%
Opp. effective FG%
51.5%
13.8%
Turnover %
15.6%
21.4%
Off. rebound %
18.4%
0.27
Free-throw rate
0.30
33.3%
3-point %
36.6%
50.3%
Assist %
54.9%
40%
Form (last 10/10)
30%

Profile

Offence104.7 · 101.7Defence112.3 · 107.3Shooting51.0% · 51.5%3-point %33.3% · 36.6%Ball care13.8% · 15.6%Off. rebounds21.4% · 18.4%Free throws0.27 · 0.30Form (last 10/10)40% · 30%
■ Houston Rockets   ■ Utah Jazz
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
Houston Rockets wins
2
Utah Jazz wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/10/18ALos Angeles Clippers112-115
21/10/18ALos Angeles Lakers124-115
18/10/18HNew Orleans Pelicans112-131
29/05/18HGolden State Warriors92-101
27/05/18AGolden State Warriors86-115
25/05/18HGolden State Warriors98-94
23/05/18AGolden State Warriors95-92
21/05/18AGolden State Warriors85-126
17/05/18HGolden State Warriors127-105
15/05/18HGolden State Warriors106-119
Utah Jazzlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/10/18HMemphis Grizzlies84-92
20/10/18HGolden State Warriors123-124
18/10/18ASacramento Kings123-117
09/05/18AHouston Rockets102-112
07/05/18HHouston Rockets87-100
05/05/18HHouston Rockets92-113
03/05/18AHouston Rockets116-108
29/04/18AHouston Rockets96-110
28/04/18HOklahoma City Thunder96-91
26/04/18AOklahoma City Thunder99-107

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston Rockets
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWL33%
HomeL0%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312
Win %33%0%50%
Points / game116.0112.0118.0
Allowed / game120.3131.0115.0
Point differential-4.3-19.0+3.0
Avg total236.3243.0233.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Utah Jazz
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLL33%
HomeLL0%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %33%0%100%
Points / game110.0103.5123.0
Allowed / game111.0108.0117.0
Point differential-1.0-4.5+6.0
Avg total221.0211.5240.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 New Orleans Pelicans330100%132.0116.7+15.3
2 Denver Nuggets440100%113.099.8+13.2
3 Toronto Raptors550100%117.0105.8+11.2
4 Milwaukee Bucks330100%118.3108.7+9.7
5 Detroit Pistons330100%118.0116.0+2.0
6 Golden State Warriors43175%113.2106.5+6.8
7 Portland Trail Blazers32167%124.3117.3+7.0
8 Memphis Grizzlies32167%102.0104.0-2.0
9 San Antonio Spurs32167%121.0123.7-2.7
10 Indiana Pacers42250%108.8103.5+5.2
11 Miami Heat42250%109.0104.0+5.0
12 Charlotte Hornets42250%112.8110.0+2.8
13 Boston Celtics42250%99.898.5+1.2
14 Los Angeles Clippers42250%107.5106.8+0.8
15 Philadelphia 76ers42250%115.5115.2+0.2
16 Atlanta Hawks42250%117.0118.0-1.0
17 Brooklyn Nets42250%105.2106.5-1.2
18 Dallas Mavericks42250%114.8119.2-4.5
19 Orlando Magic42250%100.0106.8-6.8
20 Minnesota Timberwolves52340%116.2115.6+0.6
21 Utah Jazz31233%110.0111.0-1.0
22 Washington Wizards31233%116.7118.0-1.3
23 Houston Rockets31233%116.0120.3-4.3
24 Phoenix Suns31233%105.0114.0-9.0
25 Sacramento Kings41325%122.2129.5-7.2
26 New York Knicks51420%106.4110.2-3.8
27 Los Angeles Lakers3030%125.3131.7-6.3
28 Chicago Bulls3030%111.0120.0-9.0
29 Oklahoma City Thunder3030%104.0115.7-11.7
30 Cleveland Cavaliers4040%106.0120.5-14.5
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston Rockets2915222389
Utah Jazz24282325100
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