Houston at Portland

The Houston Rockets are crushing opponents, winning 14 of 15 games. They are 11-1 straight up on the road and have covered seven consecutive road contests. They are beating teams by +11.3 points per game, tops in the NBA. They face a Portland squad that has had one of the NBA's easiest schedules, yet they are 7-7 SU at home. The Blazers have dropped three in a row, all at home, and are banged up. Portland had to go without starting center Jusuf Nurkic, who sprained an ankle in Tuesday night's loss to Washington and starting small forward Moe Harkless is questionable with a bruised left quad. Portland shoots .439% as a team, #27 in the NBA, and the defense has had trouble defending the league's premier scorers the past two games. Last Saturday, DeMarcus Cousins exploded for 38 points for New Orleans, then on Tuesday Bradley Beal poured in 51 points for Washington. And underdogs off a double-digit loss as a favorite of 6 points or more that have a winning percentage of 51-60% are 19-46 ATS when facing a winning team. Play Houston.