Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (14-10) will go up against the Houston Rockets (15-8) on Sunday.

The Rockets faced off with the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 99-93 in their last game. Houston ended the contest having earned a 37.6% field goal percentage (35 out of 93) and converted 10 of their 38 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Rockets made 13 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 41.9% from the field on 36 out of 86 shooting. Golden State recorded 19 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Golden State snagged 54 rebounds (11 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Golden State finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 27 shots. They converted 9 out of their 28 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 20 and the Warriors recorded 16 personal fouls.

Alperen Sengun is a guy who had an impact for this contest. He recorded 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Sengun finished 46.7% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Houston comes into this matchup with a mark of 15-8 for the season. They currently have an average of 113.5 points per outing (13th in basketball) while going 43.7% from the floor. The Rockets are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (272 of 829) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Houston is collecting 49.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 517 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Rockets are able to force 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.2% on 3-point shots while they are 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (106.6). The Rockets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (884 of 2,043) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 2nd in basketball in allowing assists with 502 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 108-80 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Clippers collected 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the matchup. They also turned it over 23 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Timberwolves had 16 fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of shots from downtown, Los Angeles buried 11 of 40 attempts (27.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers went 29 for 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.9%. The Clippers permitted the Timberwolves to bury 41 of 85 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2% in this matchup. They finished 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 16 out of 44 and finished the contest at 10 of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). When discussing rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Minnesota to collect 50 in all (7 offensive).

Bones Hyland pitched in for the Clippers in the game. He knocked down 5 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Hyland earned 18 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest.

Los Angeles has a record of 14-10 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is 15th in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 2,611 points on the season (108.8 per game) and they pull in 45.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per contest (21st in the league) and they cough up possession 16.8 times per game. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per game and they hit 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.3% on 3-pointers (308 of 899) and their opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.9 assists and 41.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 8th and 3rd in the league. The Clippers defensively are ranked 4th in the league in PPG surrendered with 107.0. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (11th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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