Dallas at Houston

We have reached the quarter-pole of the NBA regular season. I'm sure many are shocked that the Houston Rockets are below .500. Houston's sizzling and elite offense scored consistently every game but that has not been the case this year. The Rockets have already had a stretch of failing to get to 100 points in six of eight contests. Dallas is an improved team that is playing their best basketball in a few years as the Mavericks are 6-1 in their last seven. This is the year of scoring in the NBA but the Mavs have been elite in their last eight games, allowing an impressive 98 points per game. The Rockets' offense has some holes while the Mavericks are playing 48 minutes on the defensive end. Play on the UNDER.