Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, February 3, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (32-16) will go up against the Houston Rockets (32-15) on Monday.

The Rockets played the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-119 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 20 while the Grizzlies recorded 25 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 28 tries from distance. Memphis finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Memphis distributed 23 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Houston let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the floor on 48 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected a total of 45 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 22 of their 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. Houston walked away from the game having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (42 of 97) and buried 13 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Green is someone who played a role in this matchup. Green finished the contest at 38.1% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

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Houston comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 32-15 on the season. They average 114.0 points per outing (13th in basketball) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Rockets are connecting on 34.4% on three-point attempts (577 of 1,679) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is pulling in 48.0 boards per game and has 1,058 assists so far this year, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,062 conceded on the campaign. The Rockets defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,866 of 4,122) and they concede 42.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 6th in the NBA in opponents points per game (108.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 122-112 when they played the Nuggets. The Knicks recorded 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Nuggets committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, New York buried 14 of 34 tries (41.2%). When the game finished, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6%. The Knicks permitted the Nuggets to make 41 out of their 84 tries from the field which had them sitting at 48.8% in this game. They finished the game shooting 35.7% from 3-point land via 10 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, New York allowed Denver to grab 47 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the contest. He buried 10 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Brunson scored 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 15 assists for the matchup.

New York has a mark of 32-16 so far this year. The Knicks are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.6 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. New York has scored 5,657 points so far this year (117.9 per contest) and they snag 43.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 49.5% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the NBA.

The New York defense concedes 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (651 of 1,728) and their opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.4 dimes and 41.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 8th and 1st in basketball. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.8. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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