Philadelphia 76ers at Houston Rockets 5/5/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/05/2021 at 9:28 AM ET

The Philadelphia 76ers look for their sixth consecutive victory on Wednesday when visiting the Houston Rockets. Philadelphia is 44-21 following a 106-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Tobias Harris was the leading scorer for Philadelphia with 21 points, while Seth Curry scored 20. Philadelphia is first in the Atlantic division with a one-game lead over the Brooklyn Nets.

Joel Embiid is leading Philadelphia in scoring and rebounding with averages of 29.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. The second leading scorer is Tobias Harris with an average of 19.7 points per game and Ben Simmons is the leader in assists with an average of 6.9 assists per game. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 113.7 points per game while allowing an average of 109.4 points per game.

Houston looks to snap a two-game losing streak when hosting Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Rockets are 16-49 following a 122-97 loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday. Christian Wood was the leading scorer for Houston with 19 points. The Rockets have lost two straight and seven of the last eight. Houston is last in the Southwest division 20 ½ games behind the first place Dallas Mavericks.

Christian Wood is the leading scorer and rebounder for Houston with averages of 21.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while John Wall is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 20.6 points and 6.9 assists per game. Houston has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 107.7 points per game while allowing an average of 113.6 points per game.

Philadelphia will pick up a victory on the road Wednesday against Houston, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Houston's last five when playing against Philadelphia and in four of the last five that the Rockets have hosted the 76ers. Philadelphia has an excellent defense and the UNDER has cashed in 11 of the 76ers last 16 overall and in 12 of the last 15 that Philadelphia has played on the road. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia 76ers win but our best play is UNDER 111-94.

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