NBA Odds: Houston Rockets at Miami Heat Lines

The Houston Rockets and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday night at 7:30pm EST when they meet at the AmericanAirlines Arena in a game that can be seen on Fox Sports Net Houston or Sun Sports. NBA odds have the Heat listed as 5.5-point favorites against the Rockets with a betting total of 191 The Rockets were defeated 102-95 by the Philadelphia 76ers last time out as 5.5-point favorites while the game's 197-points made it OVER the posted total of 195 in NBA lines at online sportsbooks.

Houston could only muster 19-points in the third and fourth quarter allowing the 76ers to score 23 and 32 respectively in the loss. Aaron Brooks tossed in a game-high 34 points with 2 rebounds and 4 assists for the Rockets. "It's really tough for a game that we pretty much controlled for three quarters," Brooks said after the game. "They got hot at the end."Houston is 27-23 straight up on the season, 24-26 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 8-2 after playing Philadelphia.

The Heat were downed 95-91 by the Chicago Bulls last time out as a sight 1-point underdog in NBA lines. That game's 186-points went UNDER the posted total of 189.5 in NBA lines at online sportsbooks. Jermaine O'Neal tied season highs with 24-points and 16 rebounds for a double-double while Dwyane Wade added 20 in Miami's fifth straight loss. "We've got to find a way to mix it up," Wade said after the game. "Everyone knows exactly what we're going to do."

The Heat are 24-27 straight up on the season, 24-26-1 against the spread as favorites in NBA lines and 2-8 after playing Chicago. Miami is 10-4 straight up in their last 14 games when playing at home against Houston while the Rockets are 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games when playing the Heat. The betting total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami while the total has gone OVER the NBA odds in 5 of the Heat's last 6 games when playing against the Rockets. Vegas sports odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Miami Heat -5.5 favorites against the Houston Rockets with a betting total of 191.