| Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction 11/13/24 | |
| When: | Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 8:00 pm |
| Where: | Toyota Center in Houston, TX, USA |
| TV: | NBA TV |
| Los Angeles Clippers Odds: | +4.5 |
| Houston Rockets Odds: | -4.5 |
| Over/Under | 215.5 |
Two defensive-minded Western Conference squads are clashing, when, the Houston Rockets are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams have been on a roll lately, as both have lost only once in their last five games, and are looking to improve their placement in the Western Conference standings. The Clippers are still without Kawhi Leonard who is nursing a knee injury, but they have managed to find cohesion in their roster and have a positive record so far.
Below is a detailed analysis for the Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets game.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction
Houston Rockets Injury Report: Jock Landale and Fred Van Vleet are day-to-day
Los Angeles Clippers Injury Report: PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba and Kawhi Leonard are out.
Houston Rockets Recent Form and Trends
The Rockets have 7-4 record this season and are tied with the Grizzlies in the 5th place of the West. Houston is 6-5 against the spread and 4-7 in over/under. The Rockets have a 4-2 home record and 4-2 against the spread, with a +10.5-point differential. Houston is 4-1 in their last 5 games, and are coming off back-to-back low scoring games.
The Rockets are coming off a 107-92 home victory against Washington, covering the spread as the game went under the 231-point total. Houston dominated this game, destroying the Wizards on the boards (58-34) and in points in the paint (60-38), and also had more fast break points (23-11). Six Rockets players had double digits in scoring, led by Alperen Sengun with a game-high 27, adding a game-high 17 rebounds.
Jalen Green leads the Rockets in scoring with 20.7 points, adding 4.5 rebounds per game. Alperen Sengun adds 17.8 points and a team-high 11.5 rebounds.
Los Angeles Clippers Recent Form and Trends
The Los Angeles Clippers have a 6-5 record this season and are tied with the Kings on the 9th place of the Western Conference. The Clippers are 6-4-1 against the spread and 4-7 in over/under. The Clips have a 3-1 road record but 4-0 against the spread, with a positive +4-point differential. LA is 4-1 in their last 5 games and 3-1-1 against the spread. They are 3-1 to the under in their last 4 games.
The Clippers are coming off a 128-134 road defeat by Oklahoma City, pushing the point spread as the game went over the 219-point total. The Clippers had an extremely efficient shooting game, as they made 55% from the field and 20 triples on 54% shooting. They also dominated the boards (47-29), but had less points both in fast breaks and in the paint. Normal Powell continues to have a breakout year, and led the Clips’ offense once again with 31 points with 5 triples.
Powell leads the Clips in scoring with 26 points, shooting with 52.7% from the field and 50.7% from downtown. James Harden adds 20.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and a team-high 9 assists.
Statistical Breakdown
Offensively, the Rockets are scoring 111.4 points per game, which is 17th in the league. They are struggling with their shooting, ranking bottom-6 both from the field, with 43.6% (27th) and from beyond the arc, with 31.3% (25th). Defensively, they are the fifth-best team in the NBA, allowing 106.5 points per game. Houston is in the middle of the pack in offensive rating with 1122.6 (16th), and boast the third-best defensive rating with 107.2.
Offensively, the Clippers are just 23rd in the league with 110.3 points per game. They shoot 47.5% from the field (14th) and 39.4% from beyond the arc (7th). Defensively, they are the third-best team in the NBA, allowing 108.8 points per game. LA ranks 17th in offensive rating with 111.9, and have the 10th defensive rating with 109.9.
The Clips lead the Rockets 9-1 wins in their last 10 meetings, and were 2-1 in their 3 meetings last season. Under is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings, and was 2-1 last season.
Prediction
In this Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, the Rockets are coming as -4.5 home favorites, but we are going to focus on the total. Both teams are bottom-8 in the NBA in terms of pace, and are in the middle of the pack in terms of offensive performance. Houston is coming off two straight extremely low scoring games with 199.5 average total points, and both teams are top-10 in defensive rating. I don’t see any way that this will be a high scoring game. Expect a slow battle between those two teams, and get the under the total
Nick’s Pick: Under 215.5