Houston at Oklahoma City

Houston has lost two in a row, both at home, but they have had two days off to rest and regroup. Houston is on a 9-4 ATS run against the Western Conference, as well as covering seven of its last eight road contests. They are tops in the NBA in scoring and have a +10 point differential, tied for best in the league. The Rockets haven't played a road game since December 9 and are 14-6-1 UNDER away against a team with a winning home record. They run into a strong Oklahoma City defense that is third in the NBA in points allowed, seventh in field goal shooting allowing 45.1%, and 10th at defending the three-pointer. Oklahoma City is 23-10 UNDER the total working on one day of rest, as well as 21-10 UNDER after scoring 100+ points in their previous game. Paul George is turning into a defensive stopper for his new team with six steals the last game and has multiple thefts in each of the last seven contests, However, Oklahoma City's offense ranks #22 in points scored, #26 in field goal shooting, #20 from long range, and #29 from the charity stripe. The Thunder are on a 4-12 spread run and is just 5-15 ATS playing on one day of rest. It's a good matchup for the Rockets, who are 12-3 ATS in the last 15 meetings, including 7-0 ATS on this floor, so back the visitors in a game with more defense than many expect. Play Houston and the UNDER.