Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (15-12) will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (14-15) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Suns faced the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 128-114 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Suns left the arena with 21 and the Mavericks had 20 fouls. They also converted 16 out of their 44 tries from beyond the perimeter. Dallas finished the game at 73.3% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 30 shots. Moreover, Dallas had 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Dallas earned 28 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 53.6% from the floor on 45 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns buried 20 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Phoenix ended the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (40 of 90) and knocked down 14 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc.

Grayson Allen is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. Allen went 54.5% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 32 points on 12 of 22 shooting.

Phoenix comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 14-15 for the campaign. They average 114.5 pts per game (16th in the league) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Suns are connecting on 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (335 of 916) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 44.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 755 dimes for the year, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Suns are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.1 personal fouls. They are 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 732 surrendered for the year. The Suns defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,215 of 2,613) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.7% on three-point shots and they are 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets got the win with a final of 106-104 when they faced the Pelicans. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Houston permitted New Orleans to snag 46 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.8% from downtown by going 8 of 31 and ended up going 20 of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). The Rockets allowed the Pelicans to bury 38 of their 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Rockets went 35 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Houston converted 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.1%. The Pelicans had 22 fouls for the contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Rockets pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the contest.

Alperen Sengün ended up being a factor for the Rockets for the game. Sengun earned 37 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 6 dimes for the contest. He converted 11 out of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 15-12 so far this year. The Rockets have committed 22.2 fouls per contest and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per game. Houston has totaled 3,012 points on the year (111.6 per game) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in the NBA.

The Houston defense gives up 31.6% on shots from distance (301 of 954) and their opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.1 dimes and 44.0 boards per game, ranking them 1st and 19th in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 107.7. They are able to force 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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