Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the site where the Houston Rockets (33-20) will take on the Golden State Warriors (27-26) on Thursday.

The Warriors took the court against the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 125-111 in their last game. Golden State ended with a 44.1% FG percentage (41 out of 93) and buried 13 of their 45 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Warriors made 30 of their 38 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 48 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 27 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 16 steals. With respect to defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 38 out of 76 shooting. Milwaukee totaled 18 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Milwaukee grabbed 37 boards (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Milwaukee ended up shooting 73.5% at the charity stripe by converting 25 of their 34 tries. They made 10 of 33 tries from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 23 while the Bucks recorded 25 fouls.

Stephen Curry is a guy who played a role for the contest. Curry finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He had 38 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Golden State will play this contest with a record of 27-26 on the season. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Golden State is snagging 46.0 boards per game and has 1,520 dimes on the year, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Warriors are hitting 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (818 of 2,263) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They average 112.2 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while going 44.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 15th in the league in allowing assists with 1,396 conceded on the season. The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (2,154 of 4,654) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 35.8% from 3-point land and they rank 11th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.9).

In their last game, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 94-87 when they played the Raptors. The Rockets snagged 48 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 58 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Raptors earned 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. With respect to shooting from distance, Houston knocked down 10 of 38 tries (26.3%). In all, the Rockets finished the game shooting 31 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.0%. The Rockets allowed the Raptors to bury 33 of 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 36.7% for this contest. They finished 19.0% from beyond the perimeter via 8 out of 42 and finished the contest at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In the matter of rebounds, Houston permitted Toronto to grab 48 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Dillon Brooks ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this contest. He converted 5 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 31.3%, and added 7 rebounds. Brooks earned 19 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the contest.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 33-20 on the year. The Rockets have committed 19.8 fouls per game and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 5,983 pts on the year (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 47.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 25th in the NBA.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.7. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (4th in the league). The Houston defense concedes 35.6% from downtown (650 of 1,824) and their opponents are converting on 74.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.6 assists and 42.9 total boards per game, which is 1st and 9th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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