Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Chicago Bulls (18-20) are on their way to Toyota Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Houston Rockets (22-14).

The Bulls faced off with the Mavericks and took home the win by a score of 125-107 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 20 while the Mavericks totaled 13 fouls. They converted 13 of 35 attempts from 3-point range. Dallas finished the game at 64.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 25 shots. On top of that, Dallas snagged 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Dallas totaled 25 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 39 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 52 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 10 of 12 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Chicago ended the game with a 51.5% field goal percentage (50 out of 97) and made 15 of their 46 shots from downtown.

Coby White is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. White finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a mark of 18-20 on the campaign. They are averaging 117.3 pts per game (12th in the league) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 35.9% on three-point attempts (533 of 1,486) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,117 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulls have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,050 relinquished so far this season. The Bulls defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,684 of 3,563) and they concede 45.4 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 26th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (120.8).

In their last game, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 111-98 when they played the Kings. The Rockets corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Kings committed 22 fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.5%. In relation to shooting from distance, Houston made 7 of their 30 tries (23.3%). When the game finished, the Rockets finished shooting 36 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Rockets allowed the Kings to knock down 44 of their 91 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.4% for the contest. They went 34.8% from beyond the arc via 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Houston allowed Sacramento to collect 45 overall (18 on the offensive side).

Amen Thompson ended up being a factor for the Rockets in the matchup. Thompson racked up 31 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup. He converted 11 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and had 13 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 22-14 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league. Houston has totaled 4,245 points for the season (117.9 per contest) and they collect 49.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per game. The Rockets commit 19.6 fouls per game while shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense allows 35.5% on 3-pointers (453 of 1,275) and opponents are converting on 75.4% of their foul shots. They give up 24.2 dimes and 38.0 boards every game, which ranks 2nd and 1st in the league. The Rockets on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 110.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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