Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Houston Rockets (14-32) are on their way to Chase Center on Friday where they will meet the Golden State Warriors (32-12).

The Rockets took the court against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 116-111 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (41 of 96) and knocked down 22 out of their 45 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Rockets buried 12 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 47.2% from the field on 42 out of 89 shooting. Utah dished out 49 assists and had 26 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Utah collected 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Utah shot 85.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. They also knocked down 10 of their 38 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 18 while the Jazz accounted for 9 personal fouls.

Garrison Mathews is one guy who was a contributor in the game. Mathews walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He racked up 23 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Houston will enter this contest with a record of 14-32 this season. They lose possession via turnover 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,052 assists this year, which is 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 34.8% on 3-pointers (616 of 1,770) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They average 108.5 pts per game (15th in basketball) while shooting 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,151 relinquished so far this year. The Rockets are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,954 of 4,166) and they surrender 45.6 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 34.7% from beyond the arc while they are 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.5).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 102-86 when they played the Pistons. The Warriors snagged 41 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 54 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Pistons committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.1%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Golden State converted 14 of their 42 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Warriors shot 34 for 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. The Warriors permitted the Pistons to make 30 of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 26.5% from three-point range by going 9 of 34 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Golden State allowed Detroit to pull down 39 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors in this game. He made 6 out of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds. Curry had 18 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 8 dimes in this matchup.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 32-12 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Golden State has scored 4,828 pts for the season (109.7 per contest) and they collect 46.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 27.7 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per contest. The Warriors have committed 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense allows 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (521 of 1,588) and their opponents are converting on 74.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 22.0 assists and 42.5 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 3rd in the league. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 1st in basketball in points allowed per contest with 101.6. They are able to force 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (1st in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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