Rockets vs Spurs Picks and Prediction – 10/27/2024

The Houston Rockets will conclude a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the San Antonio Spurs after playing at home on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Houston is 0-1 after opening the regular season with a 110-105 loss at home to the Charlotte Hornets. Houston shot poorly on opening night hitting only 36.9% of their shots overall and were outrebounded by the Hornets 56-43. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

The leading scorer for Houston after one game of the regular season is Jalen Green with 28 points. Alperen Sengun is second in scoring with 25 points and is the leading rebounder with 18. Fred VanVleet is third in scoring with 14 points and the leader in assists with six. Houston had three players score in double figures but a lack of rebounding hurt on opening night.

The San Antonio Spurs open the regular season with a 120-109 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. San Antonio shot just 45.3% overall and 33.3% from 3-point territory. The Spurs committed 19 turnovers to only 10 by Dallas. San Antonio did outrebound Dallas 52-50 but could not make up for committing nine more turnovers than the Mavericks.

After one game of the regular season, the leading scorers for San Antonio are Julian Champagnie and Jeremy Sochan with 18 points apiece, while Harrison Barnes and Victor Wembanyama have each scored 17 points. The leading rebounder is Wembanyama with 9 while the leader in assists is Chris Paul with eight. San Antonio had four players score in double figures on opening night.

San Antonio opened the regular season with a loss but has an advantage on Saturday as the Spurs will be playing at home on one full day’s rest, while Houston will be completing the back half of the back-to-back after playing on Friday night. San Antonio has covered the number in nine of its last 12 overall and Houston has failed to cover the nut in six of its last seven versus an opponent from the Western Conference. Final Score Prediction, San Antonio Spurs win and cover ATS 117-109.