Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+8)

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center on Saturday. Oklahoma City is 8-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 230.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 112-106 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Rockets finished with 20 while the Thunder racked up 23 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Oklahoma City snagged 52 rebounds (24 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 12 blocked shots. Oklahoma City earned 22 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Houston allowed 36.9% from the floor on 38 of 103 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 65 with 24 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 23 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 74.2%. Houston walked away from the contest with a 43.6% FG percentage (41 out of 94) and buried 7 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Eric Gordon is someone who came through for this game. He accumulated 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. Gordon finished the contest at 47.1% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Houston enters this matchup with a record of 13-38 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.1 times per game and as a group they commit 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 47.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,136 assists this season, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 32.7% on 3-pointers (566 of 1,733) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They average 109.6 points per contest (29th in the league) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are 12th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,297 relinquished on the season. The Rockets are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,132 of 4,519) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 24th in the league in points per game allowed (116.9).

In their last game, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 112-106 against the Rockets. In reference to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Houston to pull down 65 overall (24 offensive). They shot 30.4% from downtown by shooting 7 of 23 and ended up shooting 23 of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). The Thunder allowed the Rockets to convert 41 out of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder ended up going 38 out of 103 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.9%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Oklahoma City knocked down 12 out of 43 attempts (27.9%). They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. The Rockets earned 20 fouls in the game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. The Thunder were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 24 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 23 in the game for a field goal percentage of 30.4%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 24 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 24-27 this year. As an offensive team, the Thunder are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 21st in basketball. Oklahoma City has totaled 5,949 pts for the season (116.6 per contest) and they collect 44.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Thunder commit 21.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (638 of 1,800) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.1 dimes and 47.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 13th and 30th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.8. They are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (7th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (+8)

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