Philadelphia 76Ers vs Houston Rockets : TV channel, Start time, Injury report, starting lineups & game prediction (December 29)

Philadelphia 76Ers and Houston Rockets face off at Toyota Center, Houston, TX on Friday, December 29th, 2023 8:00 PM ET .

Who’s Playing

Philadelphia 76Ers @ Houston Rockets

How To Watch ?

  • Date & time : Friday, December 29th, 2023 8:00 PM ET
  • Arena : Toyota Center, Houston, TX
  • TV & radio channel : Space City Home Network, NBC Sports Philadelphia, SiriusXM, 790 AM / S: 93.3 FM
  • Live Stream: FuboTV

Philadelphia 76Ers – Houston Rockets injury report :

Philadelphia 76Ers injury report :

Montrezl Harrell: Out (Knee)
Joel Embiid: Probable (Knee)

Houston Rockets injury report :

Dillon Brooks: Questionable (Illness)
Tari Eason: Questionable (Leg)
Victor Oladipo: Out (Knee)

Philadelphia 76Ers – Houston Rockets starting lineups :

The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:

Philadelphia 76Ers starting lineup :

T. Maxey, PG #0 D. Melton, SG #8 K. Oubre Jr., SF #9 T. Harris, PF #12 P. Reed, C #44

Houston Rockets starting lineup :

F. VanVleet, PG #5 J. Tate, SG #8 J. Green, SG #4 J. Smith Jr., PF #10 A. Sengün, C #28

Game prediction : Philadelphia 76Ers – Houston Rockets

Spread : -1 (-110) (PHI)
Over/Under (Totals) : 220

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