Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+4)

The Houston Rockets are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Pistons. Houston opens this game as 4-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 232.

The Rockets faced the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 113-95 in their last game. Houston ended the contest with a 51.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 76) and knocked down 5 of their 21 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets converted 12 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected a total of 46 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 40 of 88 shooting. Cleveland doled out 29 assists and had 12 steals in the game. On top of that, Cleveland collected 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Cleveland finished shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 22 tries. They also converted 15 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Rockets ended up with 20 while the Cavaliers racked up 16 fouls.

Tari Eason is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. Eason shot 61.5% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins played and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He scored 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Houston comes into this game with a mark of 11-38 so far this season. They are turning it over 17.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 46.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,096 assists on the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 32.7% on 3-pointers (551 of 1,683) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.4 points per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 44.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rockets have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists with 1,252 conceded on the season. The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,056 of 4,334) and they surrender 41.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 36.7% on 3-pointers and they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.1).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 130-122 when they faced the Nets. The Pistons snagged 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. The Nets committed 23 fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to bury 23 of them for a rate of 88.5%. In reference to shots from distance, Detroit made 11 of their 27 attempts (40.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons went 48 for 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. The Pistons permitted the Nets to knock down 43 of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.7% in the game. They finished shooting 34.2% from distance by shooting 13 of 38 and ended up shooting 23 out of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Detroit allowed Brooklyn to pull down 40 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Saddiq Bey pitched in for the Pistons in this contest. He made 10 of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Bey totaled 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 13-37 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 26th in the NBA. Detroit has scored 5,638 pts on the campaign (112.8 per game) and they grab 42.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest. The Pistons commit 22.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense allows 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (612 of 1,691) and their opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.9 dimes and 44.9 total boards per game, ranking them 25th and 25th in the NBA. The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in PPG allowed with 120.3. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (+4)

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