Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Houston Rockets (52-27) are hitting the road to Intuit Dome on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (46-32).

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and walked away with a win by a score of 106-96 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 15 while the Warriors accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also buried 16 of their 43 attempts from distance. Golden State finished the game at 54.5% when shooting free throws by converting 6 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Golden State had 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Golden State earned 28 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 41.6% from the field on 37 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in the matchup while forcing 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 41 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 6 of 16 shots for a rate of 37.5%. Houston finished the contest with a 48.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 93) and buried 10 of 30 3-point shots.

Dillon Brooks is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished with 24 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Brooks shot 76.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Houston will take the court with a mark of 52-27 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 48.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,836 assists this season, which ranks 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 35.1% from downtown (988 of 2,813) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.4 pts per contest (14th in the league) while going 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,837 relinquished for the year. The Rockets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (3,176 of 6,979) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 35.2% on 3-pointers while they are 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.9).

The last time they took the court, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 135-104 when they played the Mavericks. In reference to rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to get 41 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.9% from distance by going 7 of 27 and ended up going 29 out of 38 from the free throw line (76.3%). The Clippers permitted the Mavericks to convert 34 of their 78 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.6% in this contest. In all, the Clippers finished shooting 54 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.3%. In terms of 3-point shots, Los Angeles converted 11 out of 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to bury 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. The Mavericks were called for 18 fouls in the game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for 20 tries. They also gave up possession 7 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Clippers pulled down 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the matchup.

James Harden pitched in for the Clippers in the game. He converted 10 out of 19 for this contest for a rate of 52.6%, and had 7 rebounds. Harden tallied 29 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 14 dimes for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 46-32 on the season. As an offense, the Clippers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 8th in the league. Los Angeles has earned 8,775 points so far this season (112.5 per contest) and they average 43.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.1 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 14.9 times per game. The Clippers are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-point shots (1,002 of 2,892) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.6 dimes and 41.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 8th and 1st in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.0. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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