Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/28/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (10-23) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (16-18) on Tuesday.

The Lakers faced the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 122-115 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 23 while the Nets totaled 10 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 32 attempts from long range. Brooklyn finished the game at 81.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 27 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn grabbed 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Brooklyn totaled 41 assists and had 31 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers buried 25 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 89.3%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (40 out of 96) and made 10 of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

LeBron James is one guy who came through in this game. He ended up finishing with 39 points on 14 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and also totaled 9 boards. James finished the game shooting 56.0% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 16-18 for the campaign. They cough up possession 16.0 times per game and as a group they commit 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 46.1 boards per game and has racked up 824 dimes for the campaign, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are connecting on 34.4% on three-point shots (394 of 1,147) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.0 pts per game (9th in the NBA) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are giving up 34.0% on shots from distance and they rank 27th in the league in opponents PPG (112.3). The Lakers are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (1,396 of 3,130) and they concede 47.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 29th in the league in allowing assists with 871 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 118-106 when they played the Pacers. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Houston permitted Indiana to collect 32 in total (15 offensive). They wrapped up this game 34.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Rockets permitted the Pacers to bury 46 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 52.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Rockets shot 35 for 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Houston made 15 out of their 37 tries (40.5%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 80.8%. The Pacers were called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Rockets corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this matchup.

Christian Wood was important for the Rockets in this contest. Wood accumulated 22 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He made 5 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 10-23 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 20th in the NBA. Houston has earned 3,523 pts for the season (106.8 per contest) and they pull in 43.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.2 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.2 times per game. The Rockets commit 20.5 fouls per game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 114.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Houston defense surrenders 34.2% on 3-point attempts (436 of 1,276) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 23.6 assists and 45.0 boards every game, ranking them 13th and 15th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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