Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (6-6) are hosting the Denver Nuggets (10-4) at Toyota Center on Friday.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 107-103 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the game with a 46.0% FG percentage (40 out of 87) and converted 11 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 16 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 dimes for this game while creating 18 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of the defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the field on 36 out of 81 shooting. Detroit dished out 21 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Detroit snagged 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Detroit finished shooting 92.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 26 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 17 and the Pistons accumulated 24 personal fouls.

Reggie Jackson is someone who was a major factor in the game. Jackson walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Denver enters this one with a record of 10-4 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.4 fouls per game. As a team, Denver is pulling down 44.1 boards per contest and has 410 assists so far this year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are connecting on 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (161 of 451) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.2 points per outing (17th in the NBA) while shooting 49.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on three-point shots and they are 6th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.7). The Nuggets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (558 of 1,218) and they concede 42.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 14th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 342 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 121-116 when they faced the Warriors. Regarding rebounds, Houston permitted Golden State to pull down 43 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 48.8% from three-point range by going 21 out of 43 and finished the contest at 28 out of 33 from the charity stripe (84.8%). The Rockets permitted the Warriors to make 36 of 77 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8% in the game. Overall, the Rockets went 44 out of 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Houston knocked down 13 out of their 41 attempts (31.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. The Warriors had 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Rockets corralled 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the game.

Alperen Sengün pitched in for the Rockets for the contest. He converted 13 out of 23 for this contest for a rate of 56.5%, and tallied 13 rebounds. Sengun earned 30 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the game.

Houston has a mark of 6-6 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is 17th in basketball. Houston has earned 1,319 pts on the campaign (109.9 per contest) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.3 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Rockets have committed 22.3 fouls per contest and they go 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense allows 33.6% from downtown (140 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 22.6 dimes and 44.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 19th in the league. The Rockets are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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