Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the site where the Washington Wizards (6-27) will go up against the Houston Rockets (23-12) on Tuesday.

The Rockets faced off with the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 119-115 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets ended up with 22 and the Lakers accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also converted 16 out of their 36 shots from distance. Los Angeles finished the game at 82.1% from the free throw line by burying 23 of their 28 tries. Moreover, Los Angeles grabbed 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles doled out 26 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Houston allowed 48.7% from the field on 38 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 49 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 11 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. Houston ended having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 99) and made 14 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Green is a guy who came through for the matchup. He left the arena with 33 points on 12 of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and collected 6 boards. Green finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Houston enters this game with a record of 23-12 this year. They are averaging 112.3 points per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 44.2% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 32.6% on three-point shots (414 of 1,270) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is grabbing 48.9 boards per game and has totaled 761 assists for the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They rank 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 787 relinquished so far this year. The Rockets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,357 of 3,068) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 3rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (106.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 110-98 against the Pelicans. The Wizards were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans committed 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. When talking about shots from distance, Washington buried 11 out of 41 tries (26.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Wizards shot 38 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.7%. The Wizards allowed the Pelicans to convert 37 of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% for this contest. They went 36.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 18 of 49 and ended up shooting 18 of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). When talking about rebounds, Washington permitted New Orleans to collect 49 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards in the game. He knocked down 13 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Kuzma scored 28 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 6-27 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 26th in the NBA. Washington has accounted for 3,594 points on the campaign (108.9 per game) and they collect 44.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.2 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.4 times per contest. The Wizards commit 21.1 personal fouls every game and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-point attempts (478 of 1,331) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 28.6 assists and 48.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 30th in the NBA. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG allowed with 121.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (21st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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