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Amen Thompson

Guard · Houston Rockets · #1

Last: @ Dallas Mavericks · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game18.25 games
Rebounds per game8.05 games
Assists per game3.85 games
Threes per game0.45 games
Minutes per game33.95 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average18.2
5 games · 5 with data
16
20
17
15
23
DALOct 21
SAOct 23
ATLOct 24
ATLOct 26
MILOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Thompson's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (89th percentile) and potential assists per game (76th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game33.9 min
92nd percentile of 292 players
Usage rate20.2%
64th percentile of 292 players
True shooting62.2%
72nd percentile of 292 players
Touches per game61.4
87th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game5.9 min
93rd percentile of 307 players
Drives per game12.0
82nd percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game7.0
76th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game1.2
46th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
2.8 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate20.0%
Share of 5 starts with the team's first basket
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pickawaiting result

Amen Thompson over 6.5 rebounds

picked Oct 30line 6.5-172 at pick
Read our reasoning

Thompson averages 8.0 RPG this season (5g, small sample) with OREB% 54.8 and DREB% 59.0. vsDAL (5g last 2026-10-21): 8.2 RPG — consistently above this line against this opponent. L10: over 6/10 (avg 7.5), L20: 13/20, season median 8. OREB_ch 6.2/g backs the board presence. HOU favored by -5.5, Thompson expected full 33+ minutes. Line at 6.5 sits comfortably below his averages across every sample window.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 18.5 · Points · as of Oct 28

18.5
16
20
17
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23
DAL
DALOct 21
SAOct 23
ATLOct 24
ATLOct 26
MILOct 28
DALnext
Over 2 of 5 · 40%Under 3 of 52026-27 season vs current line 18.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
18.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 18.5

home, away, back-to-back and in wins splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 63 FGA

Where he scores

54% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 71%, 4.4 percentage points above the league rate there.

  • Restricted area71%▲ 4.4 vs league54% of attempts · 34 FGA
  • Three-pointers33%level with league10% of attempts · 6 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range29%▼ 11.5 vs league11% of attempts · 7 FGA · small sample
6%50% FG0%no shots3%0% FG11%29% FG25%44% FG54%71% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area54% / 29%24 of 34 · 71% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)25% / 19%7 of 16 · 44% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range11% / 10%2 of 7 · 29% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Right corner 33% / 5%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 36% / 31%2 of 4 · 50% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Kyrie Irving has guarded him most: 12.8 partial possessions, 0 points on 0 of 1.

2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Dallas Mavericks: the 15th-best defense at an average pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating111.6
15th-best defense · middling
Pace100.3 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating113.8
10th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards13.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.9 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.9 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards21.2 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Pts+Reb allowed to guards17.3 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Pts+Ast allowed to guards17.2 per game
average · per game vs guards
Steals allowed to guards1.1 per game
average · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 325 guard-games against DAL · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

5 meetings on record: 18.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs DAL window above shows each game.

DAL injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 53.1 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 109 min-2.5
    Off · 35 min+50.6
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 109 min110.6
    Off · 35 min149.3
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 109 min113.1
    Off · 35 min98.7

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

  • Jabari Smith Jr.small sample without
    With18.2 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Kevin Durantsmall sample without
    With18.2 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Alperen SengunDay-To-Daysmall sample without
    With17.0 · 4 games
    Without23.0 · 1 game

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.