Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Indiana Pacers (28-23) will go up against the Houston Rockets (23-26) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Rockets took the court against the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-90 in their last game. Houston finished the contest with a 35.2% FG percentage (31 out of 88) and buried 10 of 30 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 18 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game while creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 40 out of 90 shooting. Minnesota totaled 21 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Minnesota totaled 58 rebounds (11 offensive, 47 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Minnesota shot 74.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 27 tries. They buried 11 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 26 while the Timberwolves racked up 19 personal fouls.

Alperen Sengun is a player who came through in this game. Sengun went 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Houston enters this contest with a record of 23-26 this year. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.5 fouls every game. As a team, Houston is grabbing 45.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,228 assists so far this year, which is 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The Rockets are hitting 35.0% from downtown (587 of 1,677) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.4 points per game (21st in the league) on 46.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 9th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.3). The Rockets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (1,965 of 4,293) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,190 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 115-99 when they played the Hornets. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Charlotte to pull down 43 in all (11 offensive). They finished 27.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 from the charity stripe (84.0%). The Pacers allowed the Hornets to make 35 out of their 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished 45 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Indiana buried 11 of their 33 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. The Hornets earned 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Pacers collected 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the game.

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Pacers in this contest. Siakam tallied 25 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 20 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 28-23 this year. The Pacers are committing 22.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 30.8 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per game. Indiana has accumulated 6,333 points so far this season (124.2 per game) and they average 41.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pacers are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the league.

The Indiana defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (551 of 1,481) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.7 assists and 42.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 11th in the league. The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points allowed per contest with 122.4. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.2% from the floor (29th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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