The Brooklyn Nets (0-7) are looking for their first victory when they take on the Houston Rockets (4-3) at the Toyota Center. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and will air on YES and RSW.
The Rockets beat the Clippers 109-105 on Saturday. James Harden was the game’s high scorer with 46 points on 14-for-26 shooting. The Nets, meanwhile, are coming off a 94-86 loss at the hands of the Bucks on Saturday. Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and recorded 13 rebounds earning his second double-double of the season.
The Rockets are a considerable 13-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 204 points. The Rockets enter the game with records of 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 3-4 Against The Spread (ATS). The Rockets are third in the league in steals with 9.4 per game.
On the other side, Brooklyn has a SU record of 0-7 and an ATS record of 1-6.
The Rockets and the Nets will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Rockets were winners, bringing their SU record to 9-1 over the Nets in the last 10 games. The Rockets also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Hou, ATS Winner – Hou, O/U – Over
Notes
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston’s last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games at home.
Houston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home.
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Houston is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Brooklyn.
Houston is 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston.
On average, Brooklyn puts up 90.4 points per game (ranked 30th), while Houston gives up 108.6 points per game (ranked 26th).
Brooklyn ranks 30th in points per away game with 84.8 points, while Houston ranks 27th in points allowed at home with 109.0.
When allowing 100 or more points, Houston has a 4-3 record this season. Brooklyn, on the other hand, is winless (0-1) when hitting the century mark.
The Nets have a defensive rating of 107.1 (ranked 28th). The Rockets rank 15th for their offensive rating of 100.3.
On average, Houston has 102.5 possessions per game and scores 1.003 points on each possession. Brooklyn has both fewer possessions (96.3) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.939).
The Houston Rockets average an effective field goal percentage of 48.1% this season. The Brooklyn Nets are a winless 0-5 when opponents have an EFF% of 48.1% or greater.
On average, the Houston Rockets make 20.7 assists per game and the Brooklyn Nets make 20.1. Houston is ranked 18th, while Brooklyn is ranked 22nd.
The Houston Rockets average 5.0 blocks per game for a rank of 16th. The Brooklyn Nets rank lower (21st), earning 4.4 blocks each game.
The Houston Rockets rank 11th in offensive rebounding, while the Brooklyn Nets rank 29th in defensive rebounding.
Averaging 9.4 steals per game, the Houston Rockets are ranked third in the league. The Brooklyn Nets are a winless 0-4 this season when their opponents commit 9 or more steals.
