Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (-5)

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to Toyota Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets. Houston opens this contest as 5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 230.

The Thunder took the court against the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 128-120 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Thunder left the arena with 18 and the Warriors accumulated 18 fouls. They knocked down 20 out of their 47 attempts from long range. Golden State finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Golden State collected 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Golden State distributed 37 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the field on 46 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for this contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 17 of their 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game with a 49.5% FG percentage (46 out of 93) and buried 11 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is someone who was a contributor for this game. Gilgeous-Alexander went 41.7% from the field and distributed 7 assists. He played 37 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 10 of 24 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the court with a record of 24-26 on the season. They are averaging 116.9 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 36.3% on 3-pointers (603 of 1,661) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.1 boards per game and has accounted for 1,223 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,260 surrendered this season. The Thunder defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (2,075 of 4,456) and they relinquish 47.1 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.5% from beyond the arc and they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (115.9).

The last time they took the court, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 117-114 against the Pistons. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Houston allowed Detroit to collect 35 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 38 and finished the contest at 24 out of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). The Rockets allowed the Pistons to bury 38 out of their 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% for the contest. When the game finished, the Rockets ended up going 44 out of 92 from the field which had them shooting 47.8%. With regard to three-point attempts, Houston buried 8 of 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. The Pistons earned 25 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Rockets snagged 32 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 48 for this contest.

Eric Gordon pitched in for the Rockets in this contest. Gordon tallied 24 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, but wasn't able to grab a board.

Houston has a mark of 12-38 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball. Houston has scored 5,479 points this year (109.6 per contest) and they pull in 46.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.3 times per contest (29th in the league) and they turn the ball over 17.1 times per game. The Rockets are committing 20.5 fouls every game and they hit 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 24th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 117.1. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (718 of 1,957) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.5 assists and 41.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 16th and 4th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (+5)

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