Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/17/2021 NBA Picks and Previews

Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/17/2021 – The Philadelphia 76ers have been struggling on their NBA Western Conference swing and they are glad to be back at home for their next game. The Houston Rockets are going to visit them at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Wednesday, February 17. NBA TV will be taking care of the broadcast and will go live at exactly 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time while NBA League Pass will be taking the same feed for their subscribers. The Houston Rockets have been struggling to pick up a win for the past weeks and NBA Game Odds just don’t see them taking a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/17/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Houston Rockets	+10.5 (-111)	225.5 o (-110)	+550
Philadelphia 76ers	-10.5 (-111)	225.5 u (-110)	-800

This has been a very mediocre season for the Houston Rockets and they will be bringing a six-game losing streak when they face the Philadelphia 76ers on the road. Their most recent loss was against one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Washington Wizards had their number and won by 12 points in a high scoring affair, 119-131. The team has been struggling without Christian Wood and Victor Oladipo. DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall have been showing their age and have not been carrying the team well. Eric Gordon has been very helpful in adding offense but he is also doubtful coming to this next matchup.

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Players to watch: C. Wood C 17 GP 17 GS 31.2 MIN 22 PTS 1.8 OR 8.4 DR 10.2 REB 1.3 AST 0.9 STL 1.5 BLK 1.8 TO 1.9 PF 0.7 AST/TO 24.21 PER

J. Wall PG 18 GP 18 GS 30.8 MIN 20 PTS 0.6 OR 3.2 DR 3.7 REB 6.2 AST 0.9 STL 0.7 BLK 3.3 TO 1.3 PF 1.9 AST/TO 17.48 PER

E. Gordon SG 21 GP 9 GS 29.2 MIN 18.8 PTS 0.3 OR 2 DR 2.3 REB 2.6 AST 0.6 STL 0.5 BLK 1.9 TO 1.4 PF 1.4 AST/TO 17.2 PER.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been exposed during their recent trip to the NBA Western Conference and hopes to snap the slump at home. This is going to be a team coming out hungry to get back on their winning groove after losing to the league’s best Utah Jazz by 11 points, 123-134. They didn’t have Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons’ 42-point performance cannot bail them out. Tobias Harris also had a good night doing 32 points and ten rebounds but their lack of depth in the middle has been showing. Dwight Howard tried to fill in Embiid’s shoes and finished with just 14 points and 12 boards.

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Players to Watch: J. Embiid C 22 GP 22 GS 32.3 MIN 29.6 PTS 2 OR 8.8 DR 10.8 REB 2.8 AST 1.3 STL 1.2 BLK 3.3 TO 2.5 PF 0.8 AST/TO 31.15 PER

T. Harris PF 25 GP 25 GS 34.4 MIN 20.7 PTS 1.3 OR 6.2 DR 7.4 REB 3 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 2.1 TO 2.1 PF 1.4 AST/TO 19.47 PER

B. Simmons PG 25 GP 25 GS 33.4 MIN 15.2 PTS 1.6 OR 6.7 DR 8.3 REB 8 AST 1.7 STL 0.8 BLK 3.4 TO 3.2 PF 2.4 AST/TO 19.97 PER.

Houston Rockets

Houston are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston’s last 20 games.
Houston are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
Houston are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Philadelphia.
Rockets are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against Philadelphia.
Houston are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games on the road.
Houston are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
Rockets are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games this season.
Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston’s last 14 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games.
Philadelphia are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games against Houston.
Philadelphia are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.
Philadelphia are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games when playing at home against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia’s last 14 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Philadelphia are 5-14-1 ATS in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
Philadelphia are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played in February.

Injuries

Houston Rockets

P.J. Tucker PF Quad is “?” Wednesday vs Philadelphia
Eric Gordon SG Groin is downgraded to doubtful Wednesday vs Philadelphia
Victor Oladipo SG Foot is downgraded to doubtful Wednesday vs Philadelphia
Dante Exum PG Calf is OUT 1-2 months
Christian Wood PF Ankle is out indefinitely

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid C Back is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs Houston
Shake Milton PG Ankle is out indefinitely

The Philadelphia 76ers are not rushing to bring back Joel Embiid into the roster but nonetheless, with or without the All-Star center, they should be the best bet to win over the Houston Rockets according to Sports Gambling.

Moneyline: Sixers are the favorites to win and are handed an ML of -800 while the Rockets are +550.

ATS: A very wide 10.5 points is what separates both teams in between. Sixers take the -10.5 while the Rockets are on the far side with +10.5.

TOTALs: 225.5 is the total for this game with the Sixers going under while the Rockets the team over.

Score Prediction: 125 – 112, Sixers