Houston at Los Angeles

Houston is a dog here despite a 20-11 straight-up record on the road. They are second in the NBA in scoring, behind mighty Golden State. Houston has won 8-of-12 and hasn't been a dog since playing at Memphis, and they won that game with ease, 119-95. L.A. Clippers' star point guard Chris Paul was just 4-of-18 shooting in Sunday's 124-121 overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets in his second game since returning from a thumb injury that sidelined him five-plus weeks. He's still a but rusty and the Clippers are 5-5 straight-up the last 10 games. The Houston Rockets racked up 140 points while routing the Clippers earlier this season and the Rockets won five of the past seven regular-season meetings. Play Houston on the moneyline.