Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (49-27) are welcoming the Utah Jazz (16-60) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced the Hornets and took a loss by a score of 110-106 in their last contest. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (39 of 96) and buried 14 of 52 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 14 of their 15 tries for a rate of 93.3%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 41 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 25 dimes for this contest as well as creating 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In regard to defending, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 43 of 80 shooting. Charlotte dished out 33 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Charlotte totaled 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Charlotte finished shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 14 shots. They also made 15 of 38 shots from long range. When talking about fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 15 while the Hornets had 14 fouls.

Keyonte George is one player who came through in the game. George ended up shooting 35.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Utah will enter this contest with a record of 16-60 for the year. They turn it over 17.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 45.4 boards per game and has accumulated 1,944 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (1,050 of 2,987) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They average 111.5 pts per game (21st in the league) while going 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.1). The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (3,344 of 7,032) and they surrender 43.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,227 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 104-98 when they faced the Lakers. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Houston allowed Los Angeles to grab 45 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.8% from beyond the arc by going 16 out of 46 and ended up shooting 18 of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). The Rockets allowed the Lakers to make 35 out of their 89 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets ended up shooting 37 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.6%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Houston buried 10 out of their 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.4%. The Lakers had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Rockets snagged 41 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the matchup.

Amen Thompson was important for the Rockets in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Thompson earned 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Houston has a win-loss record of 49-27 for the campaign. The Rockets commit 19.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.1 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Houston has 8,661 points on the season (114.0 per game) and they pull down 48.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks 24th in the league.

The Houston defense allows 35.3% on 3-point attempts (923 of 2,612) and their opposition knocks down 76.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 23.2 assists and 42.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 2nd and 5th in the NBA. The Rockets on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.1. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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