Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (26-34) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (39-20) on Wednesday.

The Clippers faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 113-106 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 84) and made 16 of 40 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 16 of 25 attempts for a rate of 64.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 47.4% from the field on 37 out of 78 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 20 assists and had 8 steals in this game. On top of that, Milwaukee grabbed 46 rebounds (7 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 24 of their 28 tries. They also made 15 of their 38 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 21 while the Bucks recorded 20 fouls.

Paul George is someone who was a major contributor for the game. George finished the game shooting 58.8% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. He accounted for 29 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a mark of 39-20 for the year. They currently have an average of 117.4 points per game (10th in the league) while going 49.2% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (762 of 1,960) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 42.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,527 dimes this year, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They surrender 35.7% from 3-point land while they are 9th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.5). The Clippers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (2,457 of 5,257) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,558 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 118-109 when they faced the Suns. The Rockets recorded 36 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 49 for this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 13 steals for the matchup. The Suns were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 69.2%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Houston buried 16 of their 42 attempts (38.1%). Overall, the Rockets shot 42 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Rockets permitted the Suns to make 39 out of 85 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.9% for this game. They wrapped up this game 31.0% from downtown by going 9 out of 29 and finished the game at 22 out of 29 at the charity stripe (75.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Houston allowed Phoenix to grab 47 in total (9 offensive).

Jalen Green was important for the Rockets for the contest. He buried 12 of 23 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and had 9 rebounds. Green earned 34 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Houston has a record of 26-34 on the year. The Rockets commit 21.4 fouls every game while shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.6 times per game (28th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 6,767 points this season (112.8 per game) and they pull down 46.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Rockets are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the league.

The Houston defense gives up 34.8% on 3-point shots (743 of 2,133) and their opposition knocks down 74.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.5 assists and 44.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 4th and 24th in basketball. The Rockets are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.0. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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