Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (32-14) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (14-33) at Toyota Center on Saturday.

The Nets faced the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 110-96 in their last contest. Brooklyn walked away from the contest with a 36.6% FG percentage (30 of 82) and buried 10 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Nets made 26 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 assists for the contest while forcing 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 54.9% from the floor on 45 of 82 shooting. Sacramento totaled 31 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Sacramento collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Sacramento finished 64.7% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 17 shots. They also made 9 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Nets finished with 20 while the Kings recorded 24 fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is a player who was important in this game. Russell finished the contest at 36.4% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He finished with 19 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this game with a record of 14-33 for the season. They have an average of 105.5 pts per game (29th in the league) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 35.4% on 3-point shots (650 of 1,836) and 79.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 40.4 boards per game and has accumulated 1,166 dimes for the season, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,166 relinquished on the season. The Nets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (1,756 of 3,998) and they relinquish 40.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.4% from beyond the arc while they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (105.5).

When they last played, the Rockets got the victory with a final of 100-96 against the Hawks. The Rockets were able to corral 38 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 44 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Hawks committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 95.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Houston knocked down 7 out of their 30 tries (23.3%). When all was said and done, the Rockets finished shooting 37 out of 79 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8%. The Rockets permitted the Hawks to convert 36 of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for this game. They finished 23.4% from downtown via 11 out of 47 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Houston allowed Atlanta to collect 40 in total (9 offensive).

Jalen Green was important for the Rockets for the matchup. Green accumulated 25 points in his 33 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He converted 11 of 24 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 32-14 this season. The Rockets are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.5 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 5,238 pts so far this season (113.9 per game) and they average 48.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 45.0% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the league.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 18th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (8th in the league). The Houston defense allows 34.2% on 3-point attempts (564 of 1,647) and opponents are converting on 75.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 22.5 dimes and 48.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 2nd and 30th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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