Houston at Miami

Houston is 27-16 ATS following its 137-112 blowout at Brooklyn on Sunday as James Harden scored 22 points and 11 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds.  The Rockets shot 51.1 percent and made 21 3-pointers and Eric Gordon added 24 points. Trevor Ariza finished with 23 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets, who have covered the number six of the last eight meetings with Miami. The Heat has lost four straight and is in a downward spiral with only one victory since Dec. 22. Also, the Heat is coming off a rough six-game road trip in which it went 1-5 both straight up and ATS. The Heat lost at Milwaukee on Friday 116-108 even while shooting 49.4 percent, but Miami's defense allowed the Bucks a .500 shooting percentage. Houston is 18-5 ATS against teams with losing records and 17-5 ATS its last 22 road games. The Heat has covered just one of its last five home contests. Play the Rockets.