Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (20-22) are welcoming the Portland Trail Blazers (12-30) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-110 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 21 while the Lakers finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 13 of 33 shots from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished the contest at 93.1% from the charity stripe by making 27 of 29 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Los Angeles earned 28 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 47 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 of 90) and made 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Malcolm Brogdon is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 33 mins and pulled down 7 boards. Brogdon shot 47.1% from the floor and earned 9 dimes.

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Portland comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-30 on the year. They average 107.5 points per outing (30th in basketball) on 43.4% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (507 of 1,436) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling in 41.4 boards per game and has racked up 930 assists this year, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,168 relinquished for the year. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 49.7% (1,815 of 3,654) and they surrender 44.9 boards per contest as a group. They give up 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 19th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rockets took a loss by a final score of 116-107 when they faced the Celtics. The Rockets were able to snag 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Celtics committed 17 fouls for the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. When discussing three-point shots, Houston made 10 of 35 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Rockets finished 41 for 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. The Rockets allowed the Celtics to knock down 43 out of their 98 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9% for this contest. They went 36.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 out of 47 and ended up going 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). In regard to rebounding, Houston allowed Boston to grab 55 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Dillon Brooks pitched in for the Rockets in the game. Brooks earned 25 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 8 of 23 for this game for a rate of 34.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 20-22 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in the league. Houston has accounted for 4,724 points this year (112.5 per game) and they collect 45.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game. The Rockets have committed 21.4 fouls every game while shooting 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.1. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Houston defense concedes 34.3% on three-point shots (523 of 1,526) and their opponents are converting on 75.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.5 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 4th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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