Philadelphia 76ers vs Houston Rockets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/17/2021

The Philadelphia 76ers (18-10) take the court as 10-point favorites against the Houston Rockets (11-16) on February 17, 2021. The game features an over/under of 226.5.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: ESPN

Betting Suggestions:

76ers vs. Rockets Betting Data

76ers Betting Data

• Philadelphia covered the spread more often than not this year, going 14-12-2 against the spread.
• The 76ers are 1-1 against the spread when playing as at least a 10-point favorite.
• Philadelphia routinely hits the over, eclipsing the point total in 16 of 28 games (57.1%).

Rockets Betting Data

• Houston has a losing (10-17) record against the spread this season.
• Houston hit the over in just 37% of their games (10 of 27 games).

Point Total Insights

• In Philadelphia's matchups this season, the 76ers and their opponents have exceeded Wednesday's point total of 226.5 points 13 times (46.4% of opportunities).
• In Houston's games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Wednesday's matchup over/under in nine out of 27 matchups (33.3%).
• Together, the two teams combine for 223.7 points per game, 2.8 points fewer than the over/under of 226.5 for this game.
• The 222.6 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 3.9 fewer than the 226.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in 76ers games is 0.4 points fewer than the over/under of 226.5 points in this matchup.
• Rockets' games have an over/under of 220.3 points this season, 6.2 points fewer than the total points bet for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Houston has a 7-3 record in games against Philadelphia,

76ers Players to Watch

• The 76ers leader in points and rebounds is Joel Embiid, who scores 29.6 points and pulls down 10.8 boards per game.
• Ben Simmons leads Philadelphia in assists, averaging 8.0 per game while also scoring 15.2 points per contest.
• Danny Green makes more threes per game than any other member of the 76ers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.1 per contest.
• The Philadelphia steals leader is Simmons, who averages 1.7 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Embiid, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.

Rockets Players to Watch

• The Rockets' leader in scoring and rebounding is Christian Wood with 22.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
• Houston's assist leader is John Wall with 6.2 per game. He also averages 20.0 points per game and adds 3.7 rebounds per game.
• Victor Oladipo is consistent from distance and leads the Rockets with 2.8 made threes per game.
• Houston's leader in steals is Oladipo with 1.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Wood with 1.5 per game.

Injury Report

76ers:

Shake Milton: Out (Ankle),

Joel Embiid: Day To Day (Back)

Rockets:

Ray Spalding: Out (Achilles),

P.J. Tucker: Day To Day (Quad),

Dante Exum: Out (Calf),

Christian Wood: Out (Ankle),

Victor Oladipo: Day To Day (Foot)