Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-2.5)

Frost Bank Center is where the San Antonio Spurs (1-1) will take on the Houston Rockets (1-2) on Monday. San Antonio opens this contest as 2.5-point underdogs. The total is 221.

The Rockets played the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 109-106 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 24 and the Spurs totaled 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio finished shooting 82.1% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 28 tries. Moreover, San Antonio had 49 rebounds (10 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. San Antonio earned 23 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 39 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Rockets converted 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Houston walked away from the game with a 41.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 92) and converted 13 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Green is a player who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 10 out of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and collected 6 boards. Green finished the contest at 45.5% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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Houston will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the season. They have an average of 113.0 points per game (13th in the league) while connecting on 40.6% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 33.9% on three-point shots (43 of 127) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Houston is collecting 47.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 60 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 24.7 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 17.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.3 fouls. They surrender 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.0). The Rockets defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (115 of 255) and they concede 49.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 67 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs got the victory with a final of 109-106 against the Rockets. Regarding how they rebounded, San Antonio permitted Houston to grab 46 in all (15 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 of 41 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). The Spurs permitted the Rockets to make 38 of their 92 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.3% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs went 39 for 79 from the field which had them sitting at 49.4%. In reference to 3-pointers, San Antonio knocked down 8 of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a rate of 82.1%. The Rockets were called for 24 fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 28 tries. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Spurs earned 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 in the matchup.

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this game. He buried 10 out of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Wembanyama scored 29 points in his 30 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the game.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the season. The Spurs commit 18.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 18.0 times per game. San Antonio has accounted for 218 points for the year (109.0 per game) and they pull in 50.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Spurs are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (4th in the league). The San Antonio defense surrenders 37.6% from downtown (32 of 85) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.0 dimes and 42.0 rebounds per game, which is 8th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-2.5)

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