Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/18/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet

The Indiana Pacers (23-47) are traveling to Toyota Center on Friday where they will go up against the Houston Rockets (17-52).

The Pacers faced off with the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 135-102 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Pacers ended up with 21 and the Grizzlies racked up 10 fouls. They also made 15 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. Memphis shot 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 20 shots. In addition, Memphis had 33 rebounds (18 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Memphis recorded 51 dimes and had 38 steals for the contest. In relation to defending, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 51.4% from the field on 54 out of 105 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 49 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pacers made 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Indiana walked away from the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (41 out of 98) and made 6 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Terry Taylor is a guy who was a major factor for this game. Taylor ended up shooting 87.5% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 23-47 for the year. They have an average of 110.5 points per game (14th in the NBA) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 34.0% on 3-point shots (835 of 2,457) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 44.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,729 dimes for the season, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a group are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They concede 36.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.3). The Pacers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,930 of 6,187) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 14th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,691 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took a loss by a score of 129-112 against the Suns. In the matter of rebounding, Houston allowed Phoenix to get 36 overall (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 39.4% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Rockets permitted the Suns to bury 53 of 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.8% for this contest. When the game finished, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 42 for 85 from the field which had them at 49.4%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Houston made 16 out of their 39 tries (41.0%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 63.2%. The Suns had 11 fouls for the game which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Rockets collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup.

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Rockets in the matchup. Porter Jr. scored 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 8 assists for this game. He made 7 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 17-52 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are shooting 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA. Houston has tallied 7,514 points for the campaign (108.9 per game) and they grab 42.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.3 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.7 times per game. The Rockets commit 20.5 fouls per contest while shooting 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (903 of 2,539) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They concede 25.7 assists and 45.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 24th and 22nd in the NBA. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.4. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the field (30th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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