Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: NBA TV

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (32-19) will play the Los Angeles Clippers (25-27) on Tuesday.

The Clippers played the Timberwolves and notched a win by a score of 115-96 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (39 out of 76) and knocked down 14 of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers made 23 of 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 25 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the field on 37 out of 83 shooting. Minnesota totaled 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Minnesota pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 22 tries. They converted 8 of 33 tries from long range. In regard to fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 21 while the Timberwolves recorded 22 fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. Leonard finished the contest at 46.7% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played 34 minutes played and snagged 8 boards. He accumulated 41 points on 14 out of 30 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a record of 25-27 this year. They are averaging 112.4 pts per contest (25th in the NBA) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (665 of 1,814) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 40.7 boards per game and has tallied 1,225 assists on the campaign, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.7). The Clippers are allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (2,129 of 4,571) and they relinquish 41.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 11th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,355 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 112-106 when they played the Thunder. The Rockets earned 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 41 for this contest. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. The Thunder were called for 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Houston made 15 out of their 43 attempts (34.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Rockets went 38 for 83 from the field which had them at 45.8%. The Rockets allowed the Thunder to bury 37 of 82 attempts from the field which had them at 45.1% in this game. They finished shooting 38.9% from distance by going 14 out of 36 and finished the game at 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Houston permitted Oklahoma City to collect 42 in total (13 offensive).

Tari Eason was important for the Rockets for the contest. Eason earned 26 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He converted 10 of 22 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 32-19 for the year. As an offensive team, the Rockets are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which is 13th in the league. Houston has 5,872 pts for the year (115.1 per contest) and they pull in 48.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.8 times per game (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. The Rockets are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 4th in the league in PPG allowed with 110.0. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (5th in the league). The Houston defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (631 of 1,804) and opponents are converting on 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.5 dimes and 39.8 total boards per game, which is 2nd and 2nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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