Houston faces Toronto, aims to halt 6-game slide

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Toronto Raptors (16-36, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (32-20, fifth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9.5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Houston enters the matchup against Toronto as losers of six in a row.

The Rockets have gone 15-8 at home. Houston has a 6-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Raptors are 4-20 on the road. Toronto is ninth in the Eastern Conference scoring 111.2 points per game and is shooting 46.8%.

The Rockets are shooting 44.8% from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points lower than the 47.2% the Raptors allow to opponents. The Raptors average 111.2 points per game, 2.1 more than the 109.1 the Rockets allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 21.3 points and 4.3 assists over the last 10 games.

Gradey Dick is averaging 15.6 points for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes is averaging 20.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 4-6, averaging 110.9 points, 45.2 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points per game.

Raptors: 6-4, averaging 111.9 points, 41.9 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out (ankle), Cody Zeller: out (personal), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).

Raptors: Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), P.J. Tucker: out (personal), RJ Barrett: out (concussion), Jakob Poeltl: out (hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.