Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors Picks and Predictions | NBA Best Bets for 2/9/24

Houston Rockets vs Toronto Raptors Picks and Predictions | NBA Best Bets for 2/9/24

The NBA preview and the predictive tonight I have a lean in this non-conference contest a strong lean between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors Houston north of the Border Friday Night Lights NBA Style and this game will be played uh at Scotty Bank hardwood 7:30 p.m. eastern Time or

4:30 real time Vegas time the Rockets check in they were to check in as three-point dogs however some smart money sharp money came in early uh they’re now at plus one and a half some came in most of the money right now on Houston for good reason they have a

Better resume they’re more productive while they’re 5 and 18 straight up on the road they’re 10 and 13 against the number on the road their 12th Place in the Western Conference in a dog fight to be part of that playin postseason uh portion of the Western Conference

Bracket up Eastern Conference too we 7 eight nine and 10 seeds play to be a part of the postseason the trade deadline bump usually occurs and is attached to the team that’s not involved in to many traits um it just is they they don’t have the confusion they don’t have the lack of

Cohesiveness um it’s it’s it’s a it’s a lot of work for the coaches trainers front office when when they make a trade especially at the deadline and they got four or six players involved and there you go you got Toronto that’s what you got TR tonight the Raptors acquired onic

Former wooden Award nominee oaji from Utah the Raptors received OT Porter Jr Kira Lewis Jr and a first round pick what they got was the first round pick that’s what they wanted the Raptors additionally sent shraer and young dadus young then shraer to brookin in exchange for Spencer Den witty or Den

Witted depending on how you know him who was subsequently waved wave so six players in a trade yesterday three different teams Toronto two different teams none of them none of them are going to be playing for Toronto tonight um the injury front Fred Van Fleet out with a growing injury I don’t

It it doesn’t matter his 16 and a half points and eight assist or beautiful thing on a nightly basis this Houston team can play without van Fleet they put Thompson at the point and in truth while the while they’re not the sample size is smaller they’re about 17 points better

In spr and point differential with the lineup they’ll start tonight the first five and I’ll mention it here before I sign off and that is Houston ranks eighth an adjusted defensive efficiency through this the whole season they’re they average 113.9 points per game that’s 21st in offensive efficiency

However they’re better than that they’re about 115 almost 116 now if you go over the last month that’s who they are this team’s grown they’ve they’ve they’ve melted together and they’re much better than they were in November November and December they’re defensively they’re even better than they were in November

And December and they were pretty darn good right now they were they’re 112. 7 across the season 111.5 in the last month and a half that’s who they are the victory over the Rockets last week Friday when these two played again played together played each

Other was a blowout it was it was fun to watch if you’re a basketball fan you want to see a team really take advantage of a weakness or a liability or a hole which was in the Toronto lineup they don’t have any bigs where’s the meat where’s the beef they don’t have

Any it escaped Toronto and and it’s nowhere to be found the wraps were abused abused at The Rim 84 to 54 that was the advantage Houston had in the paint the Rockets shot 60% they won the boards 4937 s and they crushed in the paint and my understanding of the roster and

The profile of this roster and and it’s a good understanding and who’s available and who’s not available there’s not going to be any different tonight that’s what they’re going to do the Houston Rockets will attack the rim and they will win at the rim and if the Raptors

Make any adjustments to protect that rim with a sagging defense or his Zone then the the perimeter of Houston will score in buckets buck buckets of three-point shots take off buckets of three-point shots go through the rim um there’s no reason to think it’s going to

Be a different tonight none I mean they this strong team has parted ways with with Pascal theyve parted way with shraer they’ve added o Nick and obaji that won’t play tonight um listen quickly was a good addition be Barrett RJ Barrett is a mispositioned player that can’t

Subsidize his lack of length with Second Chance opportunities he’s just not a good fit in the NBA not in this age of the NBA and tonight there’s no beef in the Toronto lineup no beef to protect the rim and Houston will as they did last week take advantage of this and

They go into Toronto as a dog they leave Toronto as a dog that won outright and did so in convincing fashion this is a Houston defense a top five overall defense and the perimeters of Trio that that has assisted the team and in the ranking um the League’s 12th best overall in Rim

Protection the Rockets the Rockets the Houston Rockets by margin tonight in Toronto over a scuttling a disjointed dysfunctional Toronto team right now and probably for most of the second half of the Season I’m Tony Finn I’m so damn glad you dropped by see you Monday

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🏀 Don’t miss the electrifying showdown between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in an epic NBA matchup on February 9, 2024! 🏀

The Houston Rockets (23-27), fresh off a road loss to Indiana, head north to take on the Toronto Raptors (18-33) at Scotiabank Arena tonight! Can the Rockets get revenge for their 135-106 defeat to the Raptors on February 2nd, or will Toronto defend their home turf?

Tip-off: Friday, February 9th, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET (4:30 PM PT)
Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Current Spread: Rockets -3.5
Current Total: 231
How to Watch: NBA TV, TSN, Sportsnet

Follow the Action:
Houston Rockets: @HoustonRockets #RocketsNation
Toronto Raptors: @Raptors #WeTheNorth

Storylines to Watch:
Can Amen Thompson repeat his breakout performance? The rookie impressed with a near triple-double in VanVleet’s absence last time out. Can he build on that momentum against Toronto?
Will Barnes lead the Raptors’ charge again? Scottie Barnes dropped 28 points in the previous meeting. Can he replicate his scoring prowess at home?
Which team will control the paint? The Rockets dominated the paint in their last encounter, outscoring the Raptors 84-54. Can Toronto reclaim their interior presence?

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