NBA Odds Today: Tuesday December 26, 2023

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Tuesday Dec. 26, 2023 feature nine games on the hardwood as every team playing tonight is back from a two-day break.

The Indiana Pacers try to get on track as they face the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.

Elsewhere, the Chicago Bulls look to bounce back from a loss as they welcome in the Atlanta Hawks to United Center.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Tuesday Dec. 26, 2023: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Indiana Pacers at Houston Rockets

• Opening Point-Spread: Rockets -3.5
• Opening Money-Line: Rockets -155
• Opening Total: 237.5
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET (NBA TV)

The Houston Rockets are coming off a pair of big divisional wins over Dallas and New Orleans, while picking up only their third road victory by beating the Pelicans on Saturday, 106-104 as 7.5-point underdogs.

The Rockets are back at home where they have thrived this season with a 12-2 mark, although they lost their last game at Toyota Center against Atlanta last Wednesday.

The Indiana Pacers head to the Lone Star State trying to get things right after losing six of the last seven games. Since falling to the Lakers at the In-Season tournament championship, Indiana is 2-5 with the two wins against Detroit and Washington.

Since the bubble in 2020, the Pacers have won seven straight meetings with the Rockets, as Houston is favored against Indiana for the first time in seven matchups.

Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls

• Opening Point-Spread: Bulls -1.5
• Opening Money-Line: Bulls -120
• Opening Total: 234
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

The Chicago Bulls have played better since a slow start by winning eight of the last 12 games, while posting an incredible 10-2 ATS mark in this span.

The Bulls are coming off a 109-95 home defeat to the Cavaliers on Saturday, marking the first time Chicago was held below 100 points since late November.

The Atlanta Hawks continue to own the worst ATS record in the league at 7-22. The Hawks look to snap a two-game slide after losing to Miami and Memphis, while allowing at least 122 points in five straight contests.

Atlanta and Chicago split four meetings last season as three of those games were decided by three points or less.

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers