Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/8/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs will take on the Houston Rockets at AT&T Center on Thursday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 132-123 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 27 and the 76ers had 34 fouls. They also knocked down 17 of their 36 tries from 3-point land. Philadelphia finished the contest at 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 36 tries. Furthermore, Philadelphia collected 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Philadelphia dished out 23 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 39 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 51 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 34 of their 44 shots for a rate of 77.3%. Houston walked away from the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (42 out of 94) and made 14 of their 39 three-point shots.

Tari Eason is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 21 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. Eason ended up shooting 63.6% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Houston heads into this matchup with a mark of 7-17 for the year. They are averaging 110.9 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) on 44.4% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (291 of 849) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has accounted for 513 assists on the season, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 18.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 23.2 personal fouls. They concede 37.4% on shots from downtown and they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (117.2). The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.4% (1,020 of 2,109) and they surrender 41.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 640 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 133-95 when they faced the Suns. The Spurs corralled 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Suns were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio knocked down 6 of their 31 attempts (19.4%). Overall, the Spurs shot 38 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7%. The Spurs permitted the Suns to make 49 of 94 tries from the floor which left them shooting 52.1% in the matchup. They finished 51.4% from 3-point land by going 19 out of 37 and ended up going 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In regard to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Phoenix to get 45 in total (14 offensive).

Keldon Johnson ended up having an impact for the Spurs for this game. He made 11 out of 23 in this game for a rate of 47.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Johnson earned 27 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

San Antonio has a record of 6-18 for the year. As an offensive team, the Spurs are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the league. San Antonio has accounted for 2,628 points so far this year (109.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.8 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 16.3 times per game. The Spurs are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls every game and they go 72.2% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense gives up 39.9% on shots from distance (315 of 790) and opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 28.0 assists and 44.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 30th and 21st in basketball. The Spurs defensively are ranked 30th in the league in points allowed per contest with 121.3. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.8% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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