Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (31-14) will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (29-14) on Monday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 109-108 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 20 and the Cavaliers totaled 18 fouls. They buried 13 out of their 41 tries from 3-point range. Cleveland went 68.4% from the free throw line by making 13 of 19 shots. On top of that, Cleveland snagged 45 rebounds (20 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Cleveland totaled 25 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In reference to defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the field on 41 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 53 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 14 of 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Houston wrapped up the game having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (40 out of 91) and made 15 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Fred VanVleet is someone who played a role in this matchup. He ended up with 26 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and also totaled 3 boards. VanVleet finished the game at 53.3% from the field and dished out 5 assists.

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Houston enters this game with a record of 29-14 on the year. They average 113.7 pts per contest (13th in the league) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 34.0% on three-point shots (527 of 1,548) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is snagging 48.5 rebounds per game and has earned 962 dimes this year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 fouls. They concede 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 4th in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.8). The Rockets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (1,696 of 3,769) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists with 971 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 117-96 when they played the Lakers. In reference to rebounds, Boston allowed Los Angeles to grab 53 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from three-point range by going 15 out of 35 and ended up going 18 out of 20 at the charity stripe (90.0%). The Celtics allowed the Lakers to knock down 42 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 35 for 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. When discussing shooting from distance, Boston knocked down 14 out of 41 attempts (34.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. The Lakers had 14 fouls for the contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Celtics were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup.

Kristaps Porzingis ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for this contest. He made 9 of 16 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Porzingis earned 22 points in his 27 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for this game.

Boston has a mark of 31-14 on the campaign. The Celtics commit 16.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per game (17th in the league) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 5,273 points for the campaign (117.2 per contest) and they average 45.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 19th in the league.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per game with 108.4. They have forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (6th in basketball). The Boston defense concedes 35.0% on 3-point attempts (574 of 1,641) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 24.3 dimes and 44.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 5th and 19th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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