Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+8.5)

The Houston Rockets (15-6) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (6-18) at Toyota Center on Thursday. Houston opens this game as 8.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 220.

The Clippers took the court against the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-106 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (40 of 85) and converted 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Clippers made 17 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 68.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 34 out of 68 shooting. Minnesota dished out 23 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Minnesota grabbed 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up going 88.2% at the charity stripe by converting 30 of 34 attempts. They also converted 11 out of their 25 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 28 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

James Harden is one guy who played a role for this game. He totaled 34 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 39 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Harden finished 55.6% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-18 so far this season. They average 111.6 pts per game (27th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (300 of 853) and 83.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 566 dimes on the season, which ranks 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 641 conceded for the year. The Clippers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (1,003 of 2,098) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 39.1% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rockets took a loss by a final score of 122-109 when they faced the Mavericks. When it comes to how they rebounded, Houston allowed Dallas to collect 31 in total (7 offensive). They went 36.8% from downtown via 7 out of 19 and ended up going 17 out of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). The Rockets permitted the Mavericks to convert 49 out of their 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished the game shooting 44 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. Concerning three-point attempts, Houston converted 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. The Mavericks were called for 14 fouls in the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They turned it over 20 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Rockets snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest.

Kevin Durant ended up being a factor for the Rockets in the game. He made 11 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 1 rebound. Durant had 27 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes for this contest.

Houston has a mark of 15-6 this year. The Rockets are committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 2,539 points on the campaign (120.9 per contest) and they grab 48.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Rockets are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks them 5th in the league.

The Rockets are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 110.3. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (5th in the league). The Houston defense allows 34.0% on 3-pointers (265 of 779) and their opponents are converting on 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 38.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 1st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+8.5)

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