Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconference clash on the parquet floor north of the border as the Houston Rockets clash with the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night and we have things covered with our Rockets vs. Raptors prediction. Houston trounced Brooklyn 137-109 at home in their previous contest Monday night, covering the line as a 16-point favorite. Toronto was downed 121-103 on the road by San Antonio Monday night, failing to cover the line as a 4.5-point underdog, in the second game of a back-to-back situation. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Rockets own a 32-26 advantage and took both meetings last season, including a 94-87 home win in the most recent matchup on February 9. Read more about this Rockets vs. Raptors prediction! No air balls here—only slam dunks with our NBA Picks!
Rockets Looking to Earn Second Straight Win
Houston picked up their first win of the season as it trounced the Nets at home on Monday in their previous contest. The Rockets improved to 1-2 on the season and entered Tuesday night and stood tied for third in the Southwest Division, 2.5 games behind the Spurs for the top spot. Against Brooklyn, Houston led by two with 2:48 to play in the opening quarter but reeled off an 18-0 run to take a 45-25 lead in the opening minute of the second quarter. They never let the Nets get closer than seven the rest of the way to earn the win. Houston shot 57.6% from the field, including 16 of 32 from three-point range, and cashed in 23 of 26 free throws in the win. Tari Eason led seven Rockets in double figures with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists off the bench.
The Rockets enter this contest 6th in the league with 124 points per game on the season. Houston is 12th in rebounding by collecting 45.3 boards a night while they are 23rd in assists with 23.7 dimes per contest. The Rockets are 12th in scoring defense as they give up an average of 116.3 points per game on the year. Kevin Durant leads the Rockets with 26.3 points and six rebounds per contest this season. Alperen Sengun (25.7 points, eight rebounds, 6.7 assists, two steals), Amen Thompson (13.3 points, four boards, 4.7 assists) and Jabari Smith Jr. (12.7 points, five rebounds) are solid options on the offensive end of the floor. Josh Okogie, Reed Sheppard (11 points, 4.3 assists), Steven Adams, Tari Eason and Clint Capela have to contribute for coach Ime Udoka for the team to have success. Houston is 16th in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.8% as a team from the floor. The Rockets are 19th in threes per game as they knock down 12.3 triples a night and stand 6th in three-point shooting by hitting 39.8% from beyond the arc. Houston is an above-average team at the free-throw line, as they are 9th by converting 82.9% of their attempts on the season.
Fred VanVleet (knee) is likely out for the season. Finney-Smith (ankle) is out indefinitely.
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Toronto Trying to Snap Skid
Toronto dropped their third straight game after a season-opening win over Atlanta as they were downed by San Antonio in the second game of a back-to-back Monday night. The Raptors fell to 1-3 on the season and stand tied for third in the Atlantic Division, 2.5 games behind the 76ers for the top spot. Against San Antonio, Toronto trailed 10-2 just over two minutes into the game and never got even after that. The Raptors trailed by as many as 22 in the contest as they went down in defeat. Toronto shot 46.8% from the field, including 12 of 32 from three-point range, lost the rebounding battle 44-20 and allowed San Antonio to shoot 58.1% in the game. RJ Barrett paced the Raptors with 25 points in the loss.
This season, Toronto stands 10th in scoring offense as they put up an average of 121.5 points per game on the season. The Raptors are 27th in rebounding with 39.5 boards a night, while they are 2nd by dishing out an average of 30.8 assists a night. Toronto stands 25th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 125 points a night this season. Brandon Ingram is second on the team with 20.3 points plus six rebounds per game. RJ Barrett (21.5 points, five rebounds), Scottie Barnes (20 points, 6.3 rebounds, five assists) and Immanuel Quickley (15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, seven assists) are good secondary scoring options. Gradey Dick (13 points), Jakub Poeltl (10 points, 5.5 rebounds), Jamal Shead, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jamison Battle, Ochai Agbaji and Jonathan Mogbo are looked at to provide some sort of secondary scoring punch. The Raptors are 7th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 50.7% from the floor as a team. Toronto stands 26th by knocking down 10.5 three-pointers a night, while they are 16th in three-point field goal percentage as they sink 35.9% of their attempts on the season. The Raptors are struggling at the charity stripe as they are 25th in shooting 74.1% as a team this season.
Poeltl (back) is doubtful for this game.
Rockets vs. Raptors Pick
Rockets vs. Raptors Spread Pick
- Rockets -5.5 (4 units)
Houston picked up their first win of the season by dismantling the Nets. The Rockets now face a Raptors squad that has dropped three straight games and is playing its third game in four nights here. Toronto looked dismal against San Antonio and seemed unable to grab a rebound as they were hammered in all facets of the game. The Raptors are at home for this contest, and they have had issues on the defensive end of the floor. Toronto is 29th in field goal percentage defense (52.4%), and that leaves Durant and Sengun primed for a big outing. Take the Rockets in this contest as they hand the Raptors a fourth straight defeat.
Rockets vs. Raptors Over/Under Pick
- Over 231.5 (4 units)
Houston has seen the over post a 2-1 mark in their three games on the season. The Rockets are sixth in offensive efficiency and fifth in offensive efficiency despite ranking last in the league in terms of tempo with 94.5 possessions per game on the year. Toronto has gone over the mark in three of its four games this year. The Raptors are 10th in the league in scoring offense, 16th in offensive efficiency, and 3rd in tempo by averaging 106 possessions a night. With as leaky as the Raptors are defensively, Houston should take advantage of their issues, and that pushes this game over the number.
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