Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-4)

The Los Angeles Lakers (3-4) are traveling to Toyota Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Houston Rockets (3-3). Houston opens this contest as 4-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is set at 228.

The Lakers faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 108-107 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 17 while the Heat racked up 14 fouls. They converted 12 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Miami ended up shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 16 attempts. On top of that, Miami grabbed 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Miami recorded 30 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the floor on 41 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 54.3% FG percentage (44 out of 81) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

LeBron James is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away with 30 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He played 37 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. James finished the contest at 56.5% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-4 this season. They have an average of 111.1 pts per game (17th in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 29.8% on shots from distance (65 of 218) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 44.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 175 assists for the year, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the league in allowing assists with 184 surrendered on the season. The Lakers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (303 of 659) and they surrender 46.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 19th in the league in points per game allowed (114.6).

For their last game, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 122-97 when they played the Kings. The Rockets pulled down 34 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Kings committed 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Concerning 3-pointers, Houston made 15 out of 31 attempts (48.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Rockets went 43 for 75 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.3%. The Rockets allowed the Kings to make 36 of 81 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.4% in this matchup. They shot 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 14 out of 40 and finished the game at 11 out of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Houston permitted Sacramento to get 34 in total (12 offensive).

Jalen Green ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the contest. He converted 5 out of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds. Green accumulated 23 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Houston has a win-loss record of 3-3 this season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in basketball. Houston has totaled 660 points this season (110.0 per contest) and they average 41.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.0 times per game (10th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Rockets have committed 21.5 fouls per contest while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense allows 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (76 of 229) and their opposition knocks down 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.5 dimes and 45.0 rebounds per game, ranking them 5th and 18th in the league. The Rockets defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 108.8. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (14th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-4)

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