Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 10/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Brooklyn Nets (0-2) are headed to Toyota Center on Monday where they will take on the Houston Rockets (0-2).

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 131-124 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (49 out of 96) and knocked down 19 of their 45 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 7 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 30 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 53.7% from the field on 44 of 82 shooting. Cleveland earned 32 assists and had 14 steals for this game. Moreover, Cleveland grabbed 59 boards (20 offensive, 39 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Cleveland shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of 35 tries. They also made 18 of their 42 attempts from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Nets ended up with 28 while the Cavaliers recorded 18 fouls.

Cam Thomas is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He left the arena with 33 points on 12 of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. Thomas finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 9 dimes.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a win-loss record of 0-2 so far this season. They are averaging 120.5 points per outing (13th in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the floor. The Nets are connecting on 38.8% on shots from downtown (33 of 85) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 38.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 55 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 18.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 28.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.5 personal fouls. They surrender 44.9% on shots from distance and they are 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (133.5). The Nets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 53.5% (92 of 172) and they concede 43.0 boards per contest as a group. They rank 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 65 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-111 when they played the Pistons. The Rockets recorded 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 14 steals for this contest. The Pistons were called for 31 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 48 tries. They were able to convert 37 of them for a rate of 77.1%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Houston buried 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). Overall, the Rockets shot 32 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Rockets permitted the Pistons to bury 42 of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7% in the game. They finished shooting 41.0% from downtown via 16 of 39 and ended up going 15 of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Houston allowed Detroit to grab 37 overall (15 offensive).

Kevin Durant ended up having an impact for the Rockets in the game. Durant tallied 37 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 9 out of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 0-2 so far this season. The Rockets are responsible for committing 25.0 fouls every game and they hit 81.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.0 times per game (28th in the league) and they turn it over 19.5 times per game. Houston has scored 235 points this year (117.5 per contest) and they average 48.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in basketball.

The Houston defense concedes 31.9% on 3-point attempts (29 of 91) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 27.5 assists and 43.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 25th and 13th in the NBA. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 17th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (9th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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