Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Houston Rockets are headed to Capital One Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Washington Wizards.

The Rockets faced the Nuggets and took home the win by a score of 124-103 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 16 and the Nuggets finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of 36 shots from 3-point land. Denver shot 55.6% from the free throw line by burying 10 of 18 tries. On top of that, Denver totaled 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Denver dished out 26 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 41 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the game in addition to creating 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 55 with 20 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rockets made 18 of their 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Houston ended the game with a 46.1% FG percentage (47 of 102) and made 12 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Green is one player who had an impact for the game. Green went 44.4% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 39 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He walked away with 32 points on 12 out of 27 shooting.

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Houston enters this contest with a mark of 20-60 for the season. They have an average of 110.7 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while shooting 45.6% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (843 of 2,577) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is pulling in 46.2 boards per contest and has 1,790 assists for the year, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They surrender 37.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.8). The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,401 of 7,041) and they relinquish 41.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 24th in the league in allowing assists with 2,093 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-116 when they played the Hawks. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Atlanta to collect 48 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 43.3% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 30 and finished the game at 35 out of 40 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Wizards permitted the Hawks to knock down 43 out of their 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.2% in the game. When the game finished, the Wizards ended up going 45 for 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.9%. Regarding shooting from distance, Washington made 6 of their 28 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.9%. The Hawks had 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Wizards collected 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 for the contest.

Daniel Gafford ended up being a factor for the Wizards in the game. He converted 8 out of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Gafford accumulated 25 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington has a mark of 34-46 for the year. The Wizards commit 18.8 personal fouls per game and they go 78.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.4 times per game (14th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. Washington has accumulated 9,056 points this season (113.2 per game) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which is 8th in the NBA.

The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Washington defense concedes 36.8% on shots from distance (963 of 2,620) and opponents are making 80.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.8 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which is 7th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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