Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, April 8, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Houston Rockets (20-60) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (46-33).

The Rockets took the court against the Nets and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-105 in their last game. Houston walked away from the contest with a 40.4% field goal percentage (40 of 99) and made 11 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Rockets buried 14 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 56.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 48 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 39 out of 86 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 52 assists and had 22 steals for the game. Moreover, Brooklyn had 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn finished the game at 92.6% when shooting free throws by making 25 of 27 tries. They made 15 of 37 attempts from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 20 and the Nets had 16 personal fouls.

Kevin Porter Jr. is one guy who was important for the matchup. Porter Jr. finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He played 41 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He notched 36 points on 13 of 26 shooting.

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Houston enters this game with a win-loss mark of 20-60 this season. They are averaging 109.6 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while shooting 45.5% from the floor. The Rockets are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (1,078 of 3,095) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,884 dimes on the campaign, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 22.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,054 conceded this season. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,473 of 7,191) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.2% on 3-pointers and they are 30th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 118-108 against the Hawks. Concerning rebounding, Toronto permitted Atlanta to get 33 in all (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 out of 37 and finished the game at 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Raptors permitted the Hawks to convert 43 of their 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.7% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 101 from the field which had them shooting 43.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto buried 9 of 35 attempts (25.7%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 67.7%. The Hawks had 7 fouls for this game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They coughed it up 7 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Raptors earned 40 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards for a total of 60 for the contest.

Pascal Siakam was important for the Raptors in this game. He made 12 out of 23 in this contest for a rate of 52.2%, and had 13 rebounds. Siakam tallied 31 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for this game.

Toronto has a mark of 46-33 this season. The Raptors have committed 19.7 fouls per game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. Toronto has accumulated 8,640 points this season (109.4 per contest) and they collect 45.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points given up per game with 106.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (17th in the league). The Toronto defense concedes 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (970 of 2,753) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.2 assists and 44.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 20th and 15th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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