Houston at Boston

Boston struggles against top teams and a red-hot Houston squad is in town. The Rockets are second in the NBA in scoring and lead the NBA with 14.7 made three-pointers per game. The Rockets are on an 18-7 spread run on the road, plus 20-7 ATS when following a straight-up loss. Boston is home but has lost three in a row, losing twice as -8 home chalk to the Knicks (117-106) and Blazers (127-123). They have given up an average of 122.3 points during their three-game slide and Washington shot 57.8 percent in handing Boston a 123-108 defeat last night. The Celtics have lost four of their last six games without guard Avery Bradley, who will continue to sit with an Achilles injury. The Rockets have won three straight at Boston and six of the last seven meetings overall. Houston is also 23-10 ATS after allowing 100+ points in their previous game, plus 11-4 ATS at Boston. Play Houston.