Boston at Houston

Boston was blown out against Toronto on Friday, but that was two days after a double-overtime loss to the Knicks. The Celtics have had another day to recover, and they get to play Houston, which is picked to finish at the bottom of the standings, although the Rockets come off an unexpected, 124-91, victory against equally inept Oklahoma City. The Rockets shot above 50% while the Thunder shot 37.3%, and the Celtics have to improve on their 39.0% shooting against the Raptors. Boston won and covered both meetings last season, and Houston is 0-8 ATS following a win dating to last season (0-4 ATS following a win by at least 10 points). Also, the Rockets are 6-20 ATS as home underdogs and 16-36 ATS overall at home. Play the Celtics.