Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/18/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets will play the Indiana Pacers on Friday.

The Pacers took the court against the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 118-104 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 23 while the Raptors recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 35 tries from three-point range. Toronto went 79.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 29 shots. Furthermore, Toronto grabbed 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Toronto earned 14 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the field on 37 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 33 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 51 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 17 of their 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. Indiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (41 of 82) and buried 19 of their 43 shots from 3-point land.

Myles Turner is one player who was a major factor in this game. Turner finished shooting 62.5% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 27 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a record of 6-6 so far this season. They are averaging 117.3 pts per game (4th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 38.0% from downtown (186 of 489) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 45.2 boards per game and is sitting with 345 dimes for the year, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 16.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.3 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists with 310 surrendered for the year. The Pacers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (488 of 1,043) and they relinquish 42.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 39.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (117.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rockets took a loss by a score of 122-106 against the Clippers. In reference to rebounding, Houston allowed Los Angeles to grab 44 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 38 and finished the contest at 26 out of 33 from the free throw line (78.8%). The Rockets allowed the Clippers to make 41 of their 81 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished the game shooting 39 for 86 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. In relation to shots from downtown, Houston made 9 of 30 attempts (30.0%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.3%. The Clippers were called for 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Rockets collected 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game.

Jalen Green ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the game. He buried 10 of 19 in this game for a rate of 52.6%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Green earned 25 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 7 assists for this contest.

Houston has a record of 2-12 for the year. The Rockets are responsible for committing 21.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 21.8 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn it over 17.6 times per game. Houston has accounted for 1,535 pts for the year (109.6 per contest) and they snag 44.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the NBA.

The Houston defense gives up 36.1% on shots from distance (176 of 488) and opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.8 dimes and 43.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 25th and 16th in basketball. The Rockets are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.5% from the floor (28th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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