Rockets vs Suns Prediction, Starting Lineups & Player Props (Nov 7, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets	23	24	28	24	99
Suns	35	12	29	26	102

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Phoenix beat Houston 102-99, with the game swinging through a 35-23 Suns first quarter and a 24-12 Rockets second that pulled Houston level, before Phoenix edged both remaining quarters. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 24 points, while Miles Bridges added 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Houston got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Durant and 5 assists from Alperen Sengun.

The team stats explain the result: Phoenix shot 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from three with 29 assists, while Houston shot 39 percent and 29 percent from three. Houston’s 14 offensive rebounds and 89 percent free-throw shooting kept it close. For bettors, Phoenix covered the closing 6.5-point spread by 9.5, and the game went under the 223.5 total by 22.5.

How the props finished

4 of 9 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Dillon Brooks	Over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists	-111 BetRivers	16 Missed
Reed Sheppard	Over 0.5 steals	-225 Hard Rock	1 Cleared
Luke Kennard	Over 0.5 threes made	-285 Kalshi	3 Cleared
Fred VanVleet	Over 4.5 assists	-122 prophetexchange	4 Missed
Jabari Smith Jr.	Over 1.5 threes made	-178 Kalshi	1 Missed
Kevin Durant	Over 0.5 blocks	-194 prophetexchange	0 Missed
Alperen Sengun	Over 0.5 blocks	-220 prophetexchange	1 Cleared
Oso Ighodaro	Over 15.5 points + rebounds + assists	+105 Fanatics	13 Missed
Miles Bridges	Over 25.5 points + rebounds + assists	-101 prophetexchange	30 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

RocketsSuns

39%FG%48%

29%3P%35%

89%FT%73%

45Rebounds44

16Assists29

40Points in the paint44

11Fast break points8

14Turnovers16

7Steals8

8Blocks3

6Biggest lead19

Box score

Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Kevin Durant F	38	21	5-14	1-7	10-11	10	3	2	1	0	0	10	0	+8
Jabari Smith Jr. F	39	15	7-12	1-4	0-0	9	2	1	3	1	3	6	3	+9
Alperen Sengun C	32	15	5-16	1-2	4-4	6	5	2	0	1	1	5	2	-16
Fred VanVleet G	31	16	6-12	4-9	0-0	3	4	2	0	1	0	3	4	+11
Amen Thompson G	39	17	7-14	0-0	3-4	7	0	1	1	4	5	2	0	+1
Bench
Tari Eason F	23	2	1-8	0-2	0-0	7	2	4	1	1	5	2	3	+7
Oscar Tshiebwe C	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Marcus Smart G	20	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	-10
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6
Reed Sheppard G	13	6	2-8	2-6	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-14
Jae’Sean Tate	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Isaiah Crawford	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Steven Adams	Did not play: Right soleus strain
Clint Capela	Did not play: Right ankle sprain
Bruce Thornton	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		99	36-93	10-35	17-19	45	16	14	7	8	14	31	16

Team shooting: FG 39% · 3PT 29% · FT 89%

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Dillon Brooks F	37	11	4-10	3-7	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	-11
Miles Bridges F	31	13	5-12	1-5	2-2	10	7	0	0	1	1	9	1	+4
Oso Ighodaro F	23	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	3	3	0	0	1	5	3	-9
Devin Booker G	39	24	10-24	2-9	2-2	2	3	4	3	0	0	2	3	-7
Jalen Green G	34	16	7-14	0-1	2-4	3	6	4	1	0	0	3	1	-12
Bench
Ryan Dunn F	23	8	3-5	2-2	0-0	5	3	0	3	0	2	3	2	+25
Khaman Maluach C	18	8	3-4	0-1	2-3	10	0	2	1	2	4	6	4	+11
Luke Kennard G	14	11	4-7	3-6	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	+4
Collin Gillespie G	20	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	+10
Koa Peat	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Rasheer Fleming	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Duop Reath	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jamaree Bouyea	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Pat Spencer	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		102	41-85	12-34	8-11	44	29	15	8	3	9	35	18

Team shooting: FG 48% · 3PT 35% · FT 73%

Attendance 17,071 · Officials: Jason Goldenberg, Ben Taylor, Jenna Reneau

Recap: Booker scores 24, Suns outlast Rockets 102-99 for 1st back-to-back wins of season (ESPN)

Highlights

• Jabari Smith Jr. rocks the rim with powerful jam (ESPN)
• Amen Thompson with the massive block at the rim (ESPN)
• Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson get tangled up in wrestling match for ball (ESPN)
• Khaman Maluach denies Houston Rockets with block (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• Rockets are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10.
• The over is 7-3 in Rockets’ last 10 games.
• Suns are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10.
• Rockets are 9-1 in the last 10 meetings with the Suns.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Rockets vs Suns pre-game preview

Saturday’s Houston at Phoenix game has Houston as a -250 moneyline favorite, Phoenix at +6.5 on the spread, and a 223.5 total. The last meeting was April 7, 2026, when Houston won 119-105 on the road. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Houston is 9-1 straight up and 3-1 against the spread, with the under at 1-3.

Houston is 7-2 straight up and 7-2 against the spread this season, and 8-2 straight up and 8-2 against the spread in its last 10, most recently losing 107-117 to Minnesota on November 4. Phoenix is 2-5 straight up and 1-6 against the spread this season, and 4-6 straight up and 2-8 against the spread in its last 10, most recently beating Orlando 117-104 on November 5.

The defensive ranks are the clearest angle: Houston allows 107.6 points (6th), 39.7 rebounds (1st), 23.7 assists (4th), and 12 threes (7th), while Phoenix allows 121.4 points (26th), 46.7 rebounds (25th), 27.1 assists (22nd), and 15.4 threes (29th). Pace is modest, with Houston 26th at 99.5 and Phoenix 17th at 101.4. StatsBench projects Dillon Brooks at 24.4 points, rebounds, and assists against a 21.5 line he has cleared in 9 of 10.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Rockets	7-2	7-2	6-3	4-1	3-1
Suns	2-5	1-6	5-2	2-2	0-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Rockets vs Suns head-to-head

Rockets are 9-1, 3-1 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Rockets won 119-105 on April 7, 2026.

Recent form

Houston Rockets: last 10 (8-2, 8-2 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Phoenix Suns: last 10 (4-6, 2-8 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 2:31 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Venue and weather

Rockets vs Suns odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart