San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets – 3/28/22 NBA Picks and Prediction

The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets meet Monday in NBA action at the Toyota Center. The San Antonio Spurs look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Houston Rockets look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 112.9 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 113.4 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 20.9 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 16.4 points and 1.9 assists. Jakob Poeltl is the third double-digit scorer and Lonnie Walker IV is dishing 2.1 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.8 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.3 rebounds per game.

The Houston Rockets are averaging 108.7 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 118.1 points on 48.3 percent shooting. Christian Wood is averaging 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds, while Jalen Green is averaging 15.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. Kevin Porter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Eric Gordon is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 71 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.

The Spurs are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Rockets are 23-52 ATS in their last 75 home games and 11-27 ATS in their last 38 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 overall. The under is 6-0 in Rockets last 6 overall. The Spurs are 3-0-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Houston and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The San Antonio Spurs have played their best ball on the road this season, where they win by an average of 0.3 points, and they need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to sneak into a play-in game. The Spurs are right there and are coming off a strong week. The Houston Rockets are no strangers to blowout losses and while they’ve won a couple of games lately, wins over the brutal Trail Blazers doesn’t move the needle much. Give me the Spurs and the chalk.