Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs (22-60 last year) will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (22-60 last season) on Friday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-86 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets walked away with 24 and the Magic accumulated 20 fouls. They buried 9 of 34 shots from downtown. Orlando ended up shooting 88.5% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 26 shots. On top of that, Orlando collected 57 boards (17 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Orlando dished out 19 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Houston allowed 48.3% from the field on 42 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Rockets made 10 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Houston ended the game with a 40.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 79) and buried 12 out of their 34 3-pointers.

Dillon Brooks is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. Brooks ended up shooting 71.4% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Houston steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss mark of 22-60 last season. They had an average of 110.7 points per outing (28th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Rockets shot 32.7% on 3-point shots (856 of 2,619) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a group, Houston snagged 46.3 rebounds per game and accumulated 1,835 assists last season, which had them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They gave up possession 16.2 times per contest and as a group committed 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Rockets forced their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They surrendered 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 28th in the league in points per game from their opponents (118.6). The Rockets defense allowed a field goal percentage of 48.2% (3,480 of 7,225) and they conceded 41.5 rebounds per game as a group. They were ranked 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,143 surrendered last season.

For their last game, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-119 when they faced the Mavericks. The Spurs were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Mavericks had 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. In relation to 3-point shots, San Antonio knocked down 11 of 35 attempts (31.4%). In all, the Spurs ended up going 46 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 51.7%. The Spurs allowed the Mavericks to convert 47 of their 99 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in this game. They went 31.9% from distance by connecting on 15 out of 47 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). When it comes to rebounding, San Antonio allowed Dallas to snag 48 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Devin Vassell ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Vassell recorded 23 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this game.

San Antonio had a win-loss mark of 22-60 last year. The Spurs were responsible for committing 19.9 fouls per game and they connected on 74.3% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 27.2 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they coughed up possession 15.3 times per game. San Antonio earned 9,269 points throughout last year (113.0 per contest) and they pulled down 43.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs hit 46.5% from the floor, which had them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense gave up 39.1% on three-point shots (1,036 of 2,651) and opponents made 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.8 assists and 45.0 rebounds per game, which is 29th and 26th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court were 30th in basketball in PPG allowed with 123.1. They forced their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 50.7% from the floor (30th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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