Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Picks and Prediction for Tuesday January 13 2026

By: Eddie Kline Updated 01/21/2026, 02:45 PM ET

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In Tuesday night NBA action, the Chicago Bulls will travel to the Toyota Center to take on the Houston Rockets. For other NBA action see our NBA Predictions. The Bulls (18-20) have split their previous ten games and hold a 1.5 game lead over Milwaukee for tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Saturday, Chicago assisted on 31 of 50 made field goals and shot 52 percent overall during a 125-107 home victory versus Dallas.

Chicago G Coby White led all scorers with 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting and pulled down four boards. Ayo Dosunmu contributed 20 points and eight assists in 26 minutes off the bench. Veteran C Nikola Vucevic added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who improved to 11-9 at home.

Rockets Preview

The Houston Rockets have won 11 of their first 13 home games and trail Phoenix by a half-game for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. The Rockets (22-14) rank sixth in the league in defensive efficiency and are limiting the opposition to 110.8 points per contest. On Sunday, Houston was outscored by 11 points over the final 12 minutes of a 111-98 disappointing road loss against Sacramento.

Houston F Amen Thompson tallied a game-high 31 points (11-17 FG), 13 rebounds, and six assists. All-Star F Kevin Durant scored 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting and dropped six dimes. Alperen Sengun added 19 points (8-20 FG) and nine rebounds for the Rockets, who missed 23 of 30 three-point attempts.

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Bulls vs Rockets Pick

Houston forwards Tari Eason (ankle) and Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle) have been officially ruled out for this contest. The Rockets lost all three games on their most recent road trip and cannot be trusted to lay this many points. Take the Bulls to cover on the road. Final Score Prediction, Houston Rockets win 116-110.

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