Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Fox Sports Arizona

Footprint Center is where the Phoenix Suns (46-10) will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (15-41) on Wednesday.

The Rockets faced the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 135-101 in their last game. Houston wrapped up the contest with a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 of 83) and buried 12 of 37 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 19 of 28 attempts for a rate of 67.9%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Houston allowed 55.1% from the field on 49 of 89 shooting. Utah recorded 53 assists and had 34 steals for the game. In addition, Utah collected 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Utah ended up shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 22 shots. They also converted 18 of 40 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 20 and the Jazz totaled 13 personal fouls.

Christian Wood is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 27 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. Wood ended up going 55.6% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Houston enters this game with a win-loss record of 15-41 for the year. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.1 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is collecting 42.4 boards per contest and has totaled 1,283 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are connecting on 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (743 of 2,158) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.2 pts per contest (19th in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Rockets are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 22.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.4% on three-point shots while they are 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.6). The Rockets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,417 of 5,021) and they concede 45.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 19th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,428 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Suns got the victory with a final of 132-105 against the Magic. In regard to how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Orlando to grab 40 in all (4 on the offensive side). They went 36.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 out of 41 and finished the contest at 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Suns permitted the Magic to knock down 37 of 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.5% for this game. In all, the Suns shot 55 for 105 from the floor which had them at 52.4%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Phoenix buried 15 out of 34 tries (44.1%). They were able to make 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. The Magic committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Suns to the free throw line for 10 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Suns pulled down 45 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 for this game.

Devin Booker was important for the Suns in this game. Booker had 26 points in his 29 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists in the game. He knocked down 10 of 24 in this contest for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and added 5 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 46-10 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Suns are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the NBA. Phoenix has 6,365 pts for the year (113.7 per game) and they collect 46.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.0 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Suns are committing 19.3 fouls per game while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense surrenders 33.5% from downtown (641 of 1,915) and opponents are making 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 22.2 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which is 2nd and 15th in the NBA. The Suns on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed with 105.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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