Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (21-58) will meet the Houston Rockets (39-40) on Friday.

The Rockets faced off with the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 118-106 in their last contest. Houston ended the contest with a 52.3% FG percentage (45 out of 86) and knocked down 15 out of their 35 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 13 of 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defending, Houston allowed 45.3% from the field on 39 out of 86 shooting. Orlando doled out 23 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Orlando snagged 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Orlando finished the game shooting 91.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 23 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 24 attempts from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 21 and the Magic recorded 15 fouls.

Fred VanVleet is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He totaled 37 points on 13 out of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and collected 8 boards. VanVleet walked away from this one shooting 59.1% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Houston will play this game with a record of 39-40 for the campaign. They have an average of 114.2 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 35.2% on 3-point shots (1,000 of 2,840) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is pulling in 43.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,957 dimes for the year, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.9 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They relinquish 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 13th in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.3). The Rockets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (3,222 of 6,940) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 2nd in basketball in allowing assists with 1,927 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 110-100 against the Pelicans. With respect to rebounding, Portland allowed New Orleans to grab 45 in all (13 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.6% from three-point range by going 11 out of 36 and ended up going 27 out of 29 at the free throw line (93.1%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Pelicans to make 36 of 87 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 41.4% for this game. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 40 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. In regard to shots from downtown, Portland converted 13 of 38 attempts (34.2%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. The Pelicans had 9 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They also gave up possession 21 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this game.

Deandre Ayton ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in this game. He made 15 of 22 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 68.2%, and earned 13 rebounds. Ayton racked up 30 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Portland has a mark of 21-58 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in basketball. Portland has 8,441 points on the season (106.8 per game) and they average 39.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.2 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 20.3 fouls every game while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the league in points given up per game with 115.5. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 35.1% on three-point shots (921 of 2,622) and opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their foul shots. They allow 27.2 assists and 41.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 21st and 24th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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