Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (16-49) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (28-36) on Wednesday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-110 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 26 and the Spurs accounted for 16 fouls. They buried 9 of their 26 tries from 3-point land. San Antonio finished the contest at 53.3% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 30 tries. Moreover, San Antonio pulled down 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 3 blocks. San Antonio doled out 47 assists and had 28 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the floor on 46 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 43 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 16 of 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Los Angeles finished having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (43 of 91) and made 8 of their 26 3-point attempts.

Talen Horton-Tucker is one player who was a factor in this game. He recorded 18 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. Horton-Tucker finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a mark of 28-36 on the season. They average 110.6 pts per contest (13th in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (763 of 2,196) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,530 assists for the year, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in allowing assists with 1,652 surrendered this year. The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,665 of 5,774) and they concede 47.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 34.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 25th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.8).

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 123-106 when they played the Heat. The Rockets were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Heat committed 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. When discussing shots from distance, Houston converted 13 of their 43 attempts (30.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets ended up shooting 39 for 88 from the field which had them sitting at 44.3%. The Rockets permitted the Heat to convert 49 out of their 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.8% for the game. They went 45.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 31 and finished the contest at 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Houston permitted Miami to pull down 37 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets in this contest. He converted 7 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Porter Jr. scored 22 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Houston has a win-loss record of 16-49 for the year. The Rockets are committing 20.5 fouls per contest while shooting 70.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.1 times per game (24th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per game. Houston has accumulated 7,058 pts on the season (108.6 per game) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Rockets are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which is 24th in the NBA.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.9. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The Houston defense gives up 35.6% on 3-point attempts (851 of 2,391) and opponents are converting on 78.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.6 dimes and 45.5 total boards per game, ranking them 25th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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