Nets vs. Rockets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The Brooklyn Nets (40-35) enter their game against the Houston Rockets (18-58) on March 29, 2023 as double-digit favorites. Brooklyn is favored by 10.5 points. The game features a point total of 229.

Nets vs. Rockets Odds

• Nets odds to win: -587
• Rockets odds to win: +430
• Spread: Nets (-10.5)
• Total: 229

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Game Time and Information

• When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV: YES and SportsNet SW

Who Will Win Nets vs. Rockets?

Nets and Rockets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Nets are 2-2 against the spread when favored by 10.5 points or more this season.

The Rockets have a 5-15 record against the spread when an underdog by 10.5 points or more this season.

The two teams average a combined 5.2 fewer points per game, 223.8, than this matchup’s over/under of 229 points.

Brooklyn and Houston have seen its opponents average a combined 2.6 more points per game than the over/under of 229 set in this game.

The average point total in Nets games this year is 2.8 fewer points than the total of 229 in this matchup.

The average total for Houston’s games this year is 0.2 more points than the point total of 229 in this outing.

Brooklyn’s ATS record is 40-35-0 this season.

The Rockets have a 29-43-4 record against the spread this season.

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets average 113.4 points per game (19th in the league) while giving up 112.8 per contest (13th in the NBA). They have a +45 scoring differential overall.

The Nets lose the rebound battle by 4.4 boards on average. They record 40.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 29th in the league, while their opponents pull down 44.9 per outing.

Brooklyn connects on 12.7 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league) at a 38% rate (fourth-best in the NBA), compared to the 12 its opponents make while shooting 37.2% from deep.

The Nets average 114.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (seventh in the league), and give up 112.5 points per 100 possessions (18th in the NBA).

The Nets have scored at a lower clip when playing at home than on the road in the 2022-23 season (113.4 at home versus 113.5 on the road), and have allowed fewer points at home than in road games (110.2 opponent points per home game versus 115.1 on the road).

Rockets Stats & Insights

The Rockets have been outscored by 8.4 points per game (posting 110.4 points per game, 29th in league, while giving up 118.8 per outing, 29th in NBA) and have a -645 scoring differential.

Houston averages 46 rebounds per game (fourth in league) while conceding 41.2 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 4.8 boards per game.

The Rockets make 10.5 three-pointers per game (29th in the league) at a 32.6% rate (30th in NBA), compared to the 14.7 per outing their opponents make, shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc.

The Rockets’ 107.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 29th in the NBA, and the 117.3 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 29th in the league.

At home Houston is scoring 110.2 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than it is averaging on the road (110.5).

Nets Key Players to Watch

Mikal Bridges leads active Nets players in scoring, tallying 19.7 points per game to go with 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Nicolas Claxton adds 12.5 points, 1.8 assists and 9.2 rebounds per contest. Spencer Dinwiddie puts up 17.5 points, 6.1 assists and 3.4 rebounds a game.

Dinwiddie makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Nets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.

Bridges averages 1.1 steals per game, while Claxton swats 2.5 shots per contest.

Rockets Key Players to Watch

Jalen Green scores 22 points per game and also tacks on 3.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest.

Alperen Sengun has per-game averages of 14.6 points, 3.8 assists and 8.6 rebounds this season.

Green cashes in on 2.5 treys per game.

The Rockets’ defensive efforts get a lift from Tari Eason (1.2 steals per game) and Jabari Smith Jr. (0.9 blocks per game).

Nets vs. Rockets Prediction

• Pick ATS: Nets (- 10.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (229)
  

• Prediction:
  Nets 121 – Rockets 107

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