| Game Time | 9:00 pm EST |
| Houston Rockets Line | -3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers Line | +3 |
| Total | 215.5 |
| TV: | NBA TV |
Two of the top-6 squads currently in the West are clashing tonight, when the Los Angeles Clippers are hosting the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are having one of their best seasons in recent years, as they are tied in the second place of the conference, but are coming off back-to-back losses after their previous three-game winning streak. The Clippers are also coming off a loss that ended their previous two-game winning streak, and both teams are looking to bounce back tonight.
Below is a detailed analysis for Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers game.
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction
Los Angeles Clippers Injury Report: Terance Mann, Kevin Porter, Kobe Brown, PJ Tucker and Kawhi Leonard are out
Houston Rockets Injury Report: Tari Eason is day-to-day.
Los Angeles Clippers Form and Trends
The Los Angeles Clippers have a 14-10 record this season and are sitting on the 6th place of the Western Conference. The Clippers are 15-8-1 against the spread and 9-15 in over/under. The Clips have a 9-5 home record and are 9-5 against the spread, with a +2.8-point differential. The Clippers are 7-3 in their last 10 games and 8-2 against the spread.
The Clippers are coming off an 80-108 loss by Minnesota, as they had one of their worst shooting games of the season, with just 35% from the field. Only two of their starters scored double digits, and they were led in scoring by Bones Hyland with 18 points off the bench.
Norman Powell leads the Clips in scoring with 23.9 points, shooting with 50.5% from the field and 50.7% from downtown. James Harden adds 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and a team-high 8.5 assists.
Houston Rockets Recent Form and Trends
The Rockets have a 15-8 record this season and are tied with two more teams on the second place of the West. Houston is 15-8 against the spread and 11-12 in over/under. The Rockets have a 6-5 road record, and 6-5 against the spread, with a +2.2-point differential. The Rockets are 7-4 in their last 11 games, and 7-3 against the spread, but they are coming off back-to-back losses. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The Rockets are coming off a 93-99 loss in Golden State, as they shot with just 38% from the field and 26% from beyond the arc. Alperen Sengun led Houston’s offense with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Jalen Green leads the Rockets in scoring with an average of 19 points and 4.7 rebounds. Alperen Sengun adds 18.9 points and a team-high 10.6 rebounds.
Statistical Breakdown
Offensively, the Clippers are scoring 108.8 points per game, which is just 22nd in the league. They shoot 46.4% from the field (15th) and 37.3% from beyond the arc (13th). Defensively, they rank third in the NBA, allowing 107 points per game.
Offensively, the Rockets average 113.5 point per game, ranking 11th in the league. Houston does not shoot the ball very well, with just 43.7% from the field (25th) and 32.8% from beyond the arc (26th). Defensively, they are 4th-best in the league, allowing 106.6 points per game.
The Rockets have won both previous meetings against the Clippers this season, both in Houston by 125-104 and 111-103. The Rockets are 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 meetings. Under is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings.
Prediction
In this Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, the Rockets are coming as -3 road favorites. The Clippers have been good at home, while the Rockets have been mediocre on the road, but it’s hard to take a side as I don’t trust either of those teams in this particular situation. Both teams have having two of the four best defenses in the NBA this season, allowing 213.6 points per game combined. They also rank on the bottom half of the league in field goal percentage, while the Clippers have struggling offensively, ranking on the bottom-10 of the league. Both teams are 27-20 to the under this season combined, and most of their recent meetings had been low scoring ones. I expect another low scoring affair and taking the under the total in this one.
Nick’s Pick: Under 215.5