Clippers vs Rockets Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA Game

Farmer's Prediction: Kawhi Leonard carries the load for the Clippers.

Douglas Farmer - Betting Analyst at Covers
Douglas Farmer • Betting Analyst
Feb 10, 2026 • 13:12 ET • 4 min read

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LAC
43 %
HOU
57 %
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Kawhi Leonard o28.5  Points Scored (-120) Kawhi Leonard o28.5 Points Scored (-120)
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Photo By - Reuters Connect. Kawhi Leonard drives against Anthony Edwards on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Clippers surprisingly reinvented much of their roster at the trade deadline, with that turnover alone putting them at a significant disadvantage against the Houston Rockets tonight.

My Clippers vs. Rockets predictions lean on Los Angeles’s lone mainstay, one of many NBA picks on Tuesday, February 10.

Clippers vs Rockets prediction

Clippers vs Rockets best bet: Kawhi Leonard Over 28.5 points (-115)

The Los Angeles Clippers will not tank their way out of the postseason, nor should they waste a season like Kawhi Leonard’s.

But in trading both James Harden and Ivica Zubac, L.A. put far too much of an onus on Leonard. Since Zubac was moved, Leonard has taken at least 19 shots in every game and averaged 32.3 points.

L.A. found quality in exchange for Harden and Zubac, but Darius Garland is not healthy, and Bennedict Mathurin overlaps with Leonard more than Zubac does, to Mathurin’s expense.

Even against the Houston Rockets’ quality defense, Leonard should shoot in bulk.

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Clippers vs Rockets same-game parlay

Houston has come to depend on its defense; its offense has been undone by the lack of a quality point guard.

Clippers vs Rockets SGP

  • Kawhi Leonard Over 28.5 points
  • Rockets -7.5
  • Under 213

Our "from downtown" SGP: Kawhi Only

Mathurin’s Clippers debut comes with low stakes, and he should not be expected to produce at volume while Leonard feels such a weight on his shoulders.

Clippers vs Rockets SGP

  • Kawhi Leonard Over 28.5 points
  • Bennedict Mathurin Under 14.5 points
  • Rockets -7.5
  • Under 213

Clippers vs Rockets odds

  • Spread: Clippers +7.5 (-105) | Rockets -7.5 (-115)
  • Moneyline: Clippers +240 | Rockets -300
  • Over/Under: Over 213 (-110) | Under 213 (-110)

Clippers vs Rockets betting trend to know

Seven of Houston’s last nine games have gone Under their totals, falling short of bookmakers’ expectations by an average of 7.3 points per game. Find more NBA betting trends for Clippers vs. Rockets.

How to watch Clippers vs Rockets

Location Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Date Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Tip-off 8:00 p.m. ET
TV NBA TV

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Douglas Farmer
Betting Analyst

Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds.

In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets.

While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.

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