Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Houston Rockets are hosting the Denver Nuggets at Toyota Center on Tuesday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 134-124 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 23 and the Clippers recorded 25 fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles shot 83.3% at the free throw line by burying 25 of their 30 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles totaled 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles doled out 24 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 48.9% from the floor on 44 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 23 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 74.2%. Denver finished the game with a 51.0% FG percentage (49 out of 96) and buried 13 out of their 39 3-point attempts.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was a contributor for this game. He accumulated 40 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins and also grabbed 17 rebounds. Jokic shot 66.7% from the field and distributed 10 assists.

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Denver comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 43-19 for the campaign. They average 117.0 pts per game (7th in the league) while connecting on 50.9% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 39.1% on 3-point shots (753 of 1,927) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,805 assists on the campaign, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nuggets are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They surrender 34.7% on three-point shots and they are 13th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.8). The Nuggets are giving up a FG percentage of 48.0% (2,583 of 5,386) and they concede 40.2 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 25th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,589 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-114 against the Trail Blazers. The Rockets were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers earned 21 fouls for this game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 68.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston made 7 out of 26 tries (26.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets finished 45 for 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.0%. The Rockets allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 42 of their 77 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.5% in this contest. They finished 51.3% from downtown via 20 out of 39 and ended up shooting 27 of 35 from the free throw line (77.1%). Regarding team rebounding, Houston allowed Portland to get 37 overall (6 offensive).

Alperen Sengün ended up being important for the Rockets in this game. He converted 8 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Sengun earned 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists in this matchup.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 13-47 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 6,581 pts this season (109.7 per contest) and they grab 46.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.4 times per contest (28th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.8 times per contest. The Rockets are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in PPG given up with 118.3. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Houston defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (879 of 2,355) and their opposition knocks down 79.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.7 assists and 41.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 19th and 4th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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