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Mon 2 Nov 2026, 8:40PM ET
Boston Celtics
4-1 · 0-1 awayLWWWW
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Houston Rockets
6-1 · 3-0 at homeWWWLW

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets prediction and odds · Mon 2 Nov

Houston Rockets host Boston Celtics on Monday 2 November.

Houston Rockets host Boston Celtics on Monday 2 November. The bookies' prices make the Rockets about a 6 in 10 chance to win. Our predicted score: Rockets 107, Celtics 104.
How they've been scoring this season
Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Won-lost4-16-1
Points scored per game120.8120.7
Points allowed per game111.6108.3
On the road / at home0-1 away3-0 at home
Last 5 gamesLWWWWWWWLW
Their games average 230.7 total points this season.
From the 5 Boston Celtics and 7 Houston Rockets games on our books this season.

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets odds

Prices for this game

Best price: Rockets pay $1.53, Celtics pay $2.84 (the best of 49 bookies we checked). $100 on the Rockets returns $153.

Fair chance (our read of the prices, with the bookies' cut taken out): Rockets about 6 in 10, Celtics about 4 in 10.

How much the bookies keep: about $4.22 of every $100 bet on this game.

Since betting opened: the price has barely moved.

Our prediction for this game

Our predicted score: Rockets 107, Celtics 104. Today's NBA picks are already up: see today's NBA picks.

What matters in this game

Rest, form and schedule
  • Boston Celtics won 5 straight games up to Sunday 1 November.
  • On Sunday, Boston Celtics beat Orlando Magic 108-97 on the road. On Saturday, Houston Rockets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 119-98 at home.
  • Across 5,897 NBA games since 2021, home teams won 3,254, a little more than half. See the study

From this season's final scores.

Before you bet: NBA injury report · NBA defense vs position

Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Boston Celtics

  • Mitchell Robinson COut
  • Devin Carter GOut

Houston Rockets

  • Clint Capela CDay-to-day
  • Reed Sheppard GDay-to-day
  • Steven Adams COut
Availability updated Nov 1, 8:46PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Betting angles

1 market live
Total PointsBoston Celtics @ Houston Rocketsu219.5 -105
Under 219.5 total points
Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets · Today 8:30 PM ET
LEAN · $10 → $19.50 · Price -105

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets: game facts

When it starts and how they have been going

Boston Celtics play Houston Rockets on Monday 2 November 2026. It starts at 8:40 PM ET. It is an NBA game.

Where they last met

  • 4 Feb 2026Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 114-93 on the road

Boston Celtics: last 5 results

  1. 1 Nov 2026Wonat Orlando Magic 108-97
  2. 30 Oct 2026Wonvs Chicago Bulls 125-111
  3. 27 Oct 2026Wonvs Brooklyn Nets 125-124
  4. 26 Oct 2026Wonvs Chicago Bulls 134-99
  5. 23 Oct 2026Wonvs New York Knicks 107-103

Houston Rockets: last 5 results

  1. 31 Oct 2026Wonvs Oklahoma City Thunder 119-98
  2. 30 Oct 2026Lostat Dallas Mavericks 111-116
  3. 28 Oct 2026Wonat Milwaukee Bucks 132-100
  4. 26 Oct 2026Wonvs Atlanta Hawks 120-110
  5. 24 Oct 2026Wonat Atlanta Hawks 121-114

Quick answers

When is Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets? Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets is on Monday 2 November 2026. It starts at 8:40 PM ET.

Who won the last Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics game? Boston Celtics won their last meeting 114-93 on 4 February 2026.

How have Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets done lately? Boston Celtics won 5 and lost 0 of the last 5 results we hold. Houston Rockets won 4 and lost 1 of the last 5 results we hold.

From the final scores we hold. Newest game first.

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Boston Celtics 1–0 across the last meeting

Last meeting: Thu 5 Feb 2026, Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets: the Celtics won 114-93.

DateGameScoreWinner
5 Feb 2026Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets93–114Boston Celtics

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