San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet

The Houston Rockets (14-33) welcome the San Antonio Spurs (17-30) at Toyota Center on Tuesday.

The Spurs faced the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 15 while the 76ers recorded 10 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 16 tries from three-point range. Philadelphia finished shooting 87.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 23 shots. In addition, Philadelphia snagged 34 rebounds (13 offensive, 21 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Philadelphia distributed 47 dimes and had 22 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 47.8% from the floor on 44 of 92 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists for this contest while forcing 3 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 43 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. San Antonio finished the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (42 out of 89) and converted 10 out of their 30 shots from distance.

Jakob Poeltl is someone who played a role for the matchup. He had 25 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. Poeltl ended up shooting 68.8% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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San Antonio enters this contest with a win-loss record of 17-30 on the campaign. They average 110.4 points per contest (11th in the league) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 35.2% on shots from distance (514 of 1,462) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 46.1 boards per contest and has earned 1,292 dimes on the campaign, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They currently rank 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,120 surrendered for the campaign. The Spurs defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.2% (1,988 of 4,301) and they relinquish 47.4 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 23rd in the league in opponents points per game (111.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 105-103 against the Warriors. The Rockets snagged 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Warriors committed 17 fouls in this game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 85.0%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Houston converted 10 out of 35 tries (28.6%). When the game finished, the Rockets went 38 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 42.7%. The Rockets permitted the Warriors to make 39 of their 81 attempts from the field which had them at 48.1% in the game. They finished 33.3% from three-point range via 10 of 30 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). Concerning team rebounding, Houston allowed Golden State to grab 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Christian Wood was important for the Rockets in the game. He made 7 out of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 15 rebounds. Wood recorded 19 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the matchup.

Houston has a record of 14-33 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the league. Houston has accumulated 5,092 points for the campaign (108.3 per contest) and they average 43.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 22.9 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 16.9 times per game. The Rockets have committed 20.1 fouls every game and they hit 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.3. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (27th in the league). The Houston defense allows 34.6% on three-point shots (623 of 1,799) and opponents are converting on 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 25.0 dimes and 45.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 22nd and 21st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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