New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/31/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: NBC

Toyota Center is the site where the Houston Rockets (45-29) will try to beat the New York Knicks (48-27) on Tuesday.

The Knicks played the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 111-100 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 22 and the Thunder racked up 25 personal fouls. They made 10 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. Oklahoma City went 81.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 31 of 38 shots. On top of that, Oklahoma City grabbed 41 boards (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oklahoma City totaled 19 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In regard to defense, New York allowed 46.7% from the floor on 35 out of 75 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 13 of 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. New York wrapped up the game with a 43.9% FG percentage (36 out of 82) and made 15 out of their 35 3-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is a player who came through for this game. He finished with 32 points on 13 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. Brunson finished the contest at 59.1% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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New York heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 48-27 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a team, New York is collecting 45.9 rebounds per game and has 2,055 dimes so far this year, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 37.5% on 3-point shots (1,083 of 2,889) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 116.8 points per contest (10th in the NBA) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They rank 7th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,867 surrendered this year. The Knicks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (2,956 of 6,442) and they relinquish 40.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 36.0% on three-point shots and they are 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.5).

In their last game, the Rockets got the victory with a final of 134-102 when they played the Pelicans. The Rockets recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston made 18 of their 44 attempts (40.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Rockets shot 49 for 105 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Rockets permitted the Pelicans to convert 37 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0% in this contest. They shot 31.0% from 3-point land via 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 19 of 28 at the charity stripe (67.9%). In relation to rebounding, Houston allowed New Orleans to get 42 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Alperen Sengun ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the contest. Sengun tallied 36 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 7 assists in this contest. He converted 12 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 52.2%, and had 13 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 45-29 for the campaign. The Rockets are committing 18.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.1 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.7 times per game. Houston has 8,466 points this year (114.4 per game) and they pull in 48.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the league.

The Houston defense gives up 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (922 of 2,609) and their opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 24.7 dimes and 39.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks 4th and 2nd in the league. The Rockets on defense are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 110.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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