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Atlanta Hawks 114-121 Houston Rockets: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Atlanta Hawks 2-0
114-121Final
Houston Rockets 2-0
Atlanta

Our picks against the result

15 of 26 right

  • Winner Houston Rockets60% 114-121
  • First half Houston Rockets ahead55% 48-59 at half-time
  • Total points Below average 235 points · average 231.5
  • Atlanta Hawks points Below average 114 points · average 115.5
  • Houston Rockets points Below average 121 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 235 points 221.5 over54% 231.5 under67% 241.5 under84%
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker 18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST PTS under 20.568% REB under 3.564% AST under 3.570%
  • Jalen Johnson 26 PTS · 9 REB · 16 AST PTS under 22.571% REB under 10.569% AST under 7.576%
  • Onyeka Okongwu 8 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST PTS under 14.572% REB under 7.566% AST under 3.580%
  • Jabari Smith Jr. 14 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST PTS under 15.559% REB under 6.553% AST under 1.553%
  • Amen Thompson 17 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST PTS under 18.559% REB under 7.553% AST under 5.566%
  • Kevin Durant 22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST PTS under 25.558% REB under 5.556% AST under 4.552%

Game stats

Atlanta Hawks Houston Rockets
  • 114 Points 121
  • 48 First half 59
  • 66 Second half 62

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets pits two 2‑0 teams against each other in the NBA regular season on Saturday 24 October 2026, and our pick is a Houston Rockets win with the total points below the league average.

Why this pick?

The Houston Rockets get the pick, mainly because our model rates them the stronger side: 6th of 30 on our team rating against Atlanta's 14th, with the players expected to play taken into account. Against that, the Hawks have home court, and Houston come in short-handed, with Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams out and Reed Sheppard questionable. Even so, the reasons for the pick come out ahead: the ratings gap counts for more than the venue and the absences, and the Rockets have won four of the last five meetings between the two. The call is narrow.

Total points: Our model puts the total below the league average. Both sides' games produce more points per possession than a typical NBA game, but that alone does not lift it, and Houston's 27th-ranked pace keeps the number of possessions down.

Official injury report

Atlanta Hawks

  • Questionable Jalen Wilson (rotation regular)
  • Questionable Keshon Gilbert (rotation regular)

Houston Rockets

  • Out Fred VanVleet (key player)
  • Questionable Reed Sheppard (rotation regular)
  • Out Steven Adams (rotation regular)

The report of 24 Oct, 20:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Atlanta Hawks

  • W 128-81 at Charlotte Hornets (A) 23 Oct
  • W 132-125 at Orlando Magic (A) 21 Oct

Houston Rockets

  • W 114-110 at San Antonio Spurs (A) 24 Oct
  • W 128-110 vs Dallas Mavericks (H) 22 Oct

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

ATLHOU
Record 2-0 2-0
At home 0-0 1-0
On the road 2-0 1-0
Conference 1 of 15, Eastern Conference 1 of 15, Western Conference
Streak Won 2 in a row Won 2 in a row
Days of rest 0 (second night of a back-to-back) 0 (second night of a back-to-back)
Our team rating #14 of 30 #6 of 30
Pace #4 of 30 #27 of 30

Last meetings

  • 21 Mar 2026Houston Rockets 117-95 Atlanta Hawks
  • 30 Jan 2026Atlanta Hawks 86-104 Houston Rockets
  • 26 Mar 2025Houston Rockets 121-114 Atlanta Hawks
  • 29 Jan 2025Atlanta Hawks 96-100 Houston Rockets
  • 11 Feb 2024Atlanta Hawks 122-113 Houston Rockets

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Atlanta

Questions and answers

What was the score of Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets?

Atlanta Hawks 114-121 Houston Rockets in the NBA (Regular season) on Saturday 24 October 2026, US date. It was 48-59 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets right?

Yes: our pick was Houston Rockets win, and Houston Rockets won. 15 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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