Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Houston Rockets (26-15) are hitting the road to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Philadelphia 76ers (23-19).

The Rockets took the court against the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 111-106 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the contest with a 51.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 83) and converted 10 of 27 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets buried 15 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 29 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 39.0% from the floor on 41 of 105 shooting. San Antonio distributed 24 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, San Antonio grabbed 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 9 rejections. San Antonio finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 10 tries. They also converted 14 of 50 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 11 and the Spurs finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Reed Sheppard is a guy who came through for this contest. He scored 21 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and totaled 2 boards. Sheppard walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Houston comes into this one with a mark of 26-15 for the campaign. They are averaging 117.0 pts per contest (12th in basketball) while going 47.9% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 37.0% on shots from downtown (465 of 1,258) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is pulling down 49.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,016 assists for the year, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 991 surrendered for the season. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,662 of 3,608) and they relinquish 38.6 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 4th in the league in points per game allowed (110.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 116-110 when they faced the Suns. The 76ers collected 31 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 49 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Suns earned 21 fouls in this contest which took the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Philadelphia knocked down 11 out of 34 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the 76ers finished shooting 39 out of 93 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.9%. The 76ers permitted the Suns to bury 40 of 92 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% in this game. They finished 41.0% from three-point range by going 16 out of 39 and ended up shooting 20 out of 20 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to rebounding, Philadelphia allowed Phoenix to collect 42 in all (15 offensive).

VJ Edgecombe ended up being a factor for the 76ers for this game. Edgecombe accumulated 25 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the contest. He converted 10 out of 21 in this game for a rate of 47.6%, and had 7 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 23-19 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 27th in the NBA. Philadelphia has scored 4,895 points on the campaign (116.5 per game) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.4 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The 76ers have committed 20.4 fouls every game and they shoot 81.5% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (524 of 1,519) and opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.5 dimes and 44.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 22nd and 20th in the league. The 76ers defensively are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.4. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (11th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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