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Houston at Utah

December 7, 2017
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Adding star Chris Paul has made Houston even better, with a sizzling 10-1 straight-up record on the road. The Rockets are outscoring opponents by +11.4 points per game -- tied for first in the NBA with defending champion Golden State. The Rockets have won seven in a row by an average of 21.6 points and are on a 10-4 spread run, along with a 36-20 spread run on the road. They are playing defense to go along with that red-hot offense, on a 7-3 run UNDER the total, including 7-3 UNDER away. Houston has won six consecutive road games, capturing each of those contests by at least 15 points. They head to Utah, a defensive-first team for coach Quin Snyder, at #10 in field goal shooting defense, and third in points allowed. The Jazz are in a tough situational spot, playing their third game in four nights. They come off a 100-94 loss at Oklahoma City on Tuesday in the second night of a back-to-back. Utah is 171-133 UNDER the total against teams with winning percentages of 70% of greater, so back the visitors who are working on three full days of rest in a defensive battle. Play Houston and the UNDER.

1 unit on Houston -5.5 (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 210 -115 (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
LOSS
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112
Utah Jazz
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