Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/29/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+13)
Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Brooklyn opens as 13-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 232.
The Rockets took the court against the Knicks and ended up losing by a score of 137-115 in their last game. Houston ended having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (42 out of 87) and made 7 out of their 26 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 24 of 29 tries for a percentage of 82.8%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 assists for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 58.1% from the floor on 50 out of 86 shooting. New York doled out 35 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. In addition, New York grabbed 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. New York finished 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 28 attempts. They knocked down 17 of their 39 tries from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Rockets ended up with 18 and the Knicks racked up 20 personal fouls.
Kevin Porter Jr. is one guy who was a factor in this game. Porter finished 57.1% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins but ended the game without a board. He accumulated 26 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.
Houston will enter this game with a mark of 18-58 on the campaign. They are averaging 110.4 points per outing (29th in basketball) while shooting 45.6% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 32.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (798 of 2,451) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is pulling down 46.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,705 dimes on the campaign, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game.
On the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 fouls. They rank 26th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,974 conceded for the campaign. The Rockets are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (3,221 of 6,690) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.6% on 3-pointers while they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.8).
In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a score of 119-106 when they played the Magic. In the matter of rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Orlando to collect 47 in all (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 22 and ended up going 22 out of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Nets permitted the Magic to bury 45 out of 85 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Nets shot 37 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Brooklyn converted 8 of their 35 attempts (22.9%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. The Magic committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They also coughed it up 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Nets were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 44 in the matchup.
Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets in this contest. He made 13 out of 22 in this game for a field goal rate of 59.1%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Bridges racked up 44 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this contest.
Brooklyn has a mark of 40-35 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the NBA. Brooklyn has tallied 8,506 pts for the campaign (113.4 per game) and they snag 40.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.3 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Nets are committing 21.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.3% from the free throw line.
The Brooklyn defense allows 37.2% on 3-pointers (901 of 2,419) and their opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.4 dimes and 44.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 3rd and 24th in basketball. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.8. They are able to force 13.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (4th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-13)
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