Houston at Washington

Houston is on a roll, winning six of seven after a 120-110 victory over Minnesota on Friday. James Harden had 33 points, eight assists, and five steals while Josh Smith scored 16, to go with nine rebounds, and 11 assists. Houston is seventh in the NBA in scoring and 10th in field goal shooting defense. Houston center Dwight Howard had 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting Friday in his second game back. Houston is 5-0 ATS against the Eastern Conference and 22-8 ATS following a spread loss. Washington has been shaky, on a 1-4 SU/ATS run surrendering over 100 points in every game. The Wizards are 4-10 ATS against the Western Conference and 3-22-1 ATS after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. And the Rockets are 7-2 ATS at Washington. Washington is also top nine in field goal shooting defense and points allowed, 4-1 UNDER the total against the Southwest Division, while Houston is 5-2 UNDER on the road against a team with a winning home record. Play Houston and the game UNDER the total.