Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/13/26

The Houston Rockets have been involved in several low scoring games of late but that could all be set to change as they host the Chicago Bulls tonight. Alperen Sengun has made his return to the lineup and with the teams leading playmaker back in the fold, their offense should be in full flow here. The Bulls have shown the ability to be a high scoring team themselves, having managed 120 or more points in 3 of their last 6 games. The team will be without the services of both Josh Giddey and Coby White, with Tre Jones picking up the majority of minutes at point guard. He is relatively undersized for a guard, something the Rockets tall lineups should be able to exploit.

Last season both games between the teams went over the combined 225-point mark. The Rockets scoring was a huge part of that. In one of the contests they managed 80 paint points, and with Nikola Vucevic continuing to defend the paint for the visitors, they should continue to see success inside tonight. The Bulls are a team that likes to play up tempo basketball. Over the last 10 games they are 6th in the league in fast break points per game so look for them the push the ball up the floor here. That should help ensure there are enough possessions for both sides to clear the relatively low 224 point line.

Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets prediction: Over 224 available at time of publishing. Playable to over 224.5.

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