Bridges again offensively strong in Houston?

Houston gets a visit from the East Coast next night with the Nets from Brooklyn. Today’s tip and odds are presented for the game. The home side go into the encounter in second-to-last place in the Western Conference, while the visitors are in sixth place in the East.

Both teams have also won twice recently and this is the first time the clash has gone ahead this season. In the recent past, it has almost guaranteed victories for the respective hosts – only one of the last six meetings ended with a win for the visiting team.

Houston Rockets – Statistics & current form

The hoopsters from the “Lone Star State” have won twice recently, but the successes must be put into perspective. Both victories came in the Texas Derby against San Antonio.

Their opponents are in last place in the West and, at least at the moment, are even weaker than the home side. Furthermore, the Rockets cannot count on a home bonus. With only nine wins and 22 losses, Houston has the weakest home record in the West.

Brooklyn Nets – Statistics & Current Form

Brooklyn’s last win came against Charlotte and before that they shocked the top team in the East from Boston with an away win. Mikal Bridges has been particularly effective on the offensive side of the East Coast franchise.

In the last win against the Hornets, the small forward delivered 33 points and confirmed his strong form from the previous game against the Celtics with 38 points.

Houston Rockets – Brooklyn Nets Tip

In the clash between the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets on 08/03/2023, the prediction includes more than 23.5 points by Mikal Bridges for the visitors. The small forward exceeded the selected limit in points in five of his last seven games.

Furthermore, in just his nine games for the Nets after his move from Phoenix, he posted a stately 26.1 points per game average, topping his mark of 17.2 points per game from his previous 56 games for Phoenix by a very wide margin! The vacuum created in the offensive line by the departures of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is currently filled by no other Nets player better than Bridges.