Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

AT&T Center is where the San Antonio Spurs (15-24) will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets (11-30) on Wednesday.

The Rockets took the court against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 141-123 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Rockets finished with 17 and the Timberwolves had 11 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. Minnesota finished shooting 76.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 21 shots. Additionally, Minnesota collected 38 rebounds (18 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Minnesota doled out 56 dimes and had 37 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Houston let their opponent shoot 50.9% from the field on 55 out of 108 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Rockets knocked down 17 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 60.7%. Houston finished the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (46 out of 97) and knocked down 14 of their 43 shots from distance.

Christian Wood is one guy who was a contributor for the game. Wood ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He played 28 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Houston enters this game with a win-loss record of 11-30 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 42.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 940 dimes for the campaign, which is 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 34.3% on 3-point shots (536 of 1,564) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They average 107.9 pts per game (18th in the NBA) while going 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They concede 35.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.5). The Rockets defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,737 of 3,697) and they surrender 45.6 boards per game as a unit. They are 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,016 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 121-119 against the Nets. The Spurs corralled 32 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Nets committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to bury 14 of those for a rate of 77.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, San Antonio made 13 of their 32 tries (40.6%). When all was said and done, the Spurs went 46 for 107 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0%. The Spurs allowed the Nets to convert 47 of their 98 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.0% in this contest. They went 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 28 and finished the game at 19 of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). In the matter of attacking the glass, San Antonio allowed Brooklyn to pull down 42 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Lonnie Walker ended up having an impact for the Spurs for this game. He converted 9 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Walker tallied 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists in this contest.

San Antonio has a mark of 15-24 this season. As an offensive unit, the Spurs are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks 8th in the NBA. San Antonio has totaled 4,324 points on the campaign (110.9 per game) and they grab 45.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 28.2 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. The Spurs are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.8% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense concedes 35.4% on 3-point shots (472 of 1,333) and opponents are knocking down 75.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.9 dimes and 47.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 14th and 26th in the NBA. The Spurs defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 110.9. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (21st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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