Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Houston Rockets (36-35) are on their way to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (49-21).

The Rockets played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 110-92 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets finished with 16 while the Trail Blazers accumulated 25 fouls. They buried 7 out of their 33 shots from distance. Portland shot 86.7% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Portland snagged 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Portland totaled 14 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Houston let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the floor on 36 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 24 of 25 shots for a rate of 96.0%. Houston ended having earned a 39.8% FG percentage (37 out of 93) and knocked down 12 of 39 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Green is one player who came through in this game. He ended up scoring 27 points on 9 of 26 shooting. He played for 40 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. Green finished shooting 34.6% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Houston will enter this game with a record of 36-35 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 46.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,760 assists so far this season, which ranks 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 35.4% from downtown (887 of 2,509) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.2 points per outing (15th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,725 surrendered this year. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,873 of 6,254) and they relinquish 44.6 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 10th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.4).

When they last played, the Thunder took a loss by a score of 118-93 when they faced the Bucks. The Thunder earned 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Bucks committed 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.3%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City converted 10 of 43 tries (23.3%). When the game finished, the Thunder finished the game shooting 33 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.1%. The Thunder permitted the Bucks to knock down 49 of 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% for the matchup. They went 32.4% from distance by going 11 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). In regard to attacking the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Milwaukee to snag 57 overall (15 offensive).

Josh Giddey ended up having an impact for the Thunder for this game. Giddey recorded 19 points in his 29 mins of playing time and earned 8 assists in this contest. He buried 7 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 58.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 49-21 so far this season. The Thunder commit 19.2 fouls every game and they shoot 83.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per contest (13th in the league) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma City has accounted for 8,424 pts this season (120.3 per game) and they pull down 41.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are hitting on 49.8% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (935 of 2,575) and opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.1 assists and 44.9 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 24th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.9. They are able to force 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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