Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/17/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+7)
The Houston Rockets (6-3) are en route to Crypto.com Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers (3-7). Houston opens this game as 7-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 224.
The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 107-104 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 16 and the Nuggets recorded 20 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 32 attempts from three-point range. Denver finished the game shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 14 tries. In addition, Denver grabbed 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Denver earned 24 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Houston allowed 46.2% from the field on 42 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 45 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 23 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Houston walked away from the game with a 42.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 87) and converted 10 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.
Fred VanVleet is one guy who came through in this contest. VanVleet finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 9 of 21 shooting.
Houston will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-3 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a group they commit 21.1 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is snagging 43.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 228 dimes so far this year, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are connecting on 37.0% on three-point attempts (112 of 303) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.0 points per game (20th in basketball) while shooting 47.1% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the Rockets have forced 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 1st in the league in allowing assists with 197 surrendered on the campaign. The Rockets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (348 of 767) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 32.2% from 3-point land and they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (105.8).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 111-108 when they played the Nuggets. The Clippers earned 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Nuggets were called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles knocked down 13 out of 29 tries (44.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers went 37 for 86 from the floor which had them at 43.0%. The Clippers permitted the Nuggets to bury 39 of their 73 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.4% for this game. They finished shooting 34.8% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 23 and ended up going 25 of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Denver to collect 36 in total (6 on the offensive glass).
Paul George was important for the Clippers for the game. He made 13 of 26 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 7 rebounds. George tallied 35 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.
Los Angeles has a record of 3-7 this season. As an offensive team, the Clippers are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 1,132 pts on the season (113.2 per contest) and they collect 43.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.8 times per contest (25th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per contest. The Clippers are committing 21.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe.
The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.7. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (12th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (122 of 346) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.0 assists and 42.8 boards per game, which ranks them 10th and 12th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (+7)
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