Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/04/26

Fresh off their impressive win in Dallas, Jaylen Brown and his Celtics continue their tour of Texas as they take on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Boston will be looking to get revenge for a blowout loss suffered at the hands of the Rockets back in early November, it finished 128-101 in favor Houston. Whether or not the newest Celtic Nikola Vucevic makes his debut in this game remains to be seen, his ability to impact the scoring both on the inside and outside would definitely be of use against a team like the Rockets.

Houston is also on a 3-game win streak, just like their opponent. And just like their opponent all three teams they beat have losing records, so this stretch of wins shouldn’t come as a surprise. Kevin Durant decided to skip the Indiana game with an ankle issue, although he’s listed as day-to-day ahead of Wednesday’s game, chances are very high he will be able to suit up here. That’s massive for the Rockets who have had their fair share of bad luck on the injury front. They’ve coped well with the absence of Steven Adams, but I’m interested to see if they can continue doing so once the schedule gets a bit tougher.

Houston has been one of the better three-point defending teams in the NBA, however they’ve slipped in their last 3 games allowing teams to shoot 38.6% from distance which is an increase of almost 4% compared to their season average. As we all know the Celtics rely heavily on that shot, if they can get it going I can see them keeping things close or even pulling off the upset here. Boston is also 5-3 SU in 8 games when playing with no rest, plus in head-to-head meetings they’re 8-3 SU in 11 games played. I’ll give the Cs the benefit of the doubt and back them to cover.

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Predictions: Celtics +5.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.