Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (32-18) will play the Toronto Raptors (16-35) on Sunday.

The Raptors faced the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 138-107 in their last contest. Toronto finished with a 39.8% FG percentage (39 out of 98) and buried 12 out of their 42 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 17 of 19 tries for a rate of 89.5%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 52.8% from the field on 47 of 89 shooting. Memphis earned 22 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Memphis collected 61 rebounds (24 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Memphis finished 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 28 of their 38 attempts. They also knocked down 16 of their 38 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 29 while the Grizzlies racked up 19 personal fouls.

Ochai Agbaji is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He accumulated 14 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 22 mins and also collected 3 boards. Agbaji went 71.4% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Toronto will play this game with a win-loss record of 16-35 this season. They cough up possession 15.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Toronto is collecting 43.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,479 dimes on the year, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Raptors are shooting 35.0% on shots from downtown (580 of 1,657) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They average 111.2 pts per game (21st in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Raptors have forced 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,344 conceded for the campaign. The Raptors are giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,117 of 4,493) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 36.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 25th in the league in PPG allowed (116.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 99-97 when they faced the Nets. The Rockets corralled 29 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 45 in the game. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Nets committed 25 personal fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding three-point shots, Houston buried 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Rockets ended up shooting 34 out of 83 from the field which had them shooting 41.0%. The Rockets permitted the Nets to knock down 38 of their 82 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3% in this matchup. They shot 37.0% from distance by going 10 out of 27 and finished the game at 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). With respect to rebounding, Houston permitted Brooklyn to snag 39 overall (10 offensive).

Alperen Sengun ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this game. He made 8 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 20 rebounds. Sengun totaled 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists for the game.

Houston has a record of 32-18 so far this season. The Rockets are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they go 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.5 times per game (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Houston has accounted for 5,670 points on the year (113.4 per game) and they pull down 47.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in the NBA.

The Houston defense gives up 35.7% on 3-pointers (614 of 1,720) and their opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 22.7 dimes and 42.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 2nd and 8th in the league. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 108.6. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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