Friday, November 14, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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On Friday night, two teams on opposite ends of the NBA standings will get together in Houston. The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Houston Rockets. The Philadelphia 76ers are 0-7 on the season and rarely have been competitive. For Houston, they have been winners in 7 of their first 8 games, including 2 out of 3 at home. The Rockets are winning by an average of 11.1 points per game.

The Houston Rockets have used several weapons to outduel their opponents this season. Houston is led by James Harden and his 25.1 points per game, but also Dwight Howard is putting up 20 points and 11 rebounds per game. The Rockets rank second in all of the NBA defensively, as they are allowing teams to score just 92.1 points per game. In the 12 point win over Minnesota on Wednesday in Mexico City, Harden scored 23, while Dwight Howard added 12. Harden finished the game with 10 assists, while Howard added 10 rebounds.

The Philadelphia 76ers are the only remaining team in the NBA to not win a game this season. Philadelphia has lost their first 7 games by an average of 12.9 points per game. The 76ers rank in the bottom third in points per game, rebounds per game, and points allowed per game. The 76ers leading scorer has been Tony Wroten. The shooting guard is scoring just shy of 22 points per game. Philadelphia is also getting 6.7 assists and 2.7 steals from Wroten as well.

Philadelphia 76ers Betting Trends

Philadelphia 76ers are 2-4-1 Against the Spread

Philadelphia 76ers are 4-3-0 against the Over/Under

Houston Rockets Betting Trends

Houston Rockets are 5-1-1 Against the Spread

Houston Rockets are 0-7-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia 76ers

11/12/14 G Alexey Shved Back "?" Thursday vs. Dallas
11/12/14 G Michael Carter-Williams Shoulder is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Dallas
11/12/14 F Nerlens Noel Ankle is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Dallas
10/27/14 G Jason Richardson Foot out for season
10/27/14 F Jerami Grant Ankle out indefinitely
10/23/14 F Joel Embiid Foot out indefinitely

Houston Rockets

11/13/14 G James Harden Ankle injured last game, probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
11/07/14 G Patrick Beverley Hamstring out indefinitely
11/07/14 F Terrence Jones Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Houston

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