Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (26-25) host the Houston Rockets (32-18) at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

The Rockets faced the Nets and took a loss by a final of 99-97 in their last contest. Houston ended the contest with a 41.0% FG percentage (34 out of 83) and knocked down 11 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 18 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 23 assists for the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defending, Houston allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 38 out of 82 shooting. Brooklyn earned 26 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Brooklyn grabbed 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Brooklyn finished the game at 76.5% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 17 tries. They also converted 10 of their 27 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 18 and the Nets totaled 25 personal fouls.

Alperen Sengun is a player who was a contributor for this contest. Sengun shot 44.4% from the field and distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 20 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Houston will enter this game with a win-loss record of 32-18 this year. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is pulling down 47.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,126 dimes this year, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 34.2% on 3-pointers (608 of 1,778) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.4 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.7% from beyond the arc while they are 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (108.6). The Rockets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (1,994 of 4,384) and they relinquish 42.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 1st in basketball in allowing assists with 1,136 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 118-116 when they faced the 76ers. The Mavericks were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The 76ers committed 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.6%. With regard to shots from distance, Dallas made 11 out of their 33 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Mavericks ended up going 40 for 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. The Mavericks allowed the 76ers to convert 47 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7% in the game. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 of 33 and ended up going 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted Philadelphia to pull down 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks in this game. Irving accumulated 34 points in his 42 mins on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 11 of 21 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 26-25 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. Dallas has accounted for 5,880 pts this year (115.3 per contest) and they collect 44.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point shots (678 of 1,857) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their foul shots. They allow 26.7 assists and 44.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 19th and 18th in the league. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.4. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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