NBA Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 10-26-2018, 20:00 EDT

Spread: Houston Rockets -3

Total: +218.5

In this all-Western showdown, two teams that are playing much worse than expected are clashing, when the Los Angeles Clippers are visiting the team that held the best record in the whole league last season, the Houston Rockets. Both teams are coming off defeats in their previous games and are looking to bounce back today.

The Clippers are 2-2 so far in the league and are tied with 4 more squads in the fifth place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup a 2-game victory streak ended with a road defeat by New Orleans, 109-116. The Rockets are 1-3 so far in the league and are tied with Phoenix in the 13^th lace of the West. They have lost their last two games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Utah at home, 89-100.

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LA are led in scoring by Tobias Harris with 23.5 ppg. He also leads the team in rebounding with 8.2 per game, while Danilo Gallinari follows with 21.5 ppg, adding 7 rebounds per game. Lou Williams adds 15 ppg. Houston are led in scoring by James Harden with 28.5 ppg. He also adds 6.2 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 9 per game but is out with an injury. Chris Paul follows with 23.5 ppg, adding 6 rebounds and 8 assists per game but he is still suspended.

This will be the second time those two team meet this season, with LA having won the previous matchup at home, 115-112. Houston are 0-2 at home so far, while LA are 0-1 on the road. Houston have a better offense with 109.3 ppg to LA’s 107.5, while LA have a better offense, allowing 106.8 ppg to Houston’s 115.3. Rockets have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 44.3% to LA’s 29.3%, while both squads have almost the same accuracy from the field (44.3% to 44.2%). Houston dish more assists per game (21.8 to 20.5), while LA grab more rebounds (47.8 to 40.3) and both squads are equal in turnovers committed, with 14.8 each. Houston are missing their two best players in this game and this is the best chance for the Clippers to get away with the road win.  

Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets Prediction: Los Angeles Clippers +3 (-107)