Brooklyn at Houston

The Houston Rockets haven't had much success without star Tracy McGrady, but will have to go it without him again tonight as they host the New Jersey Nets. Jersey is 15-7 under as a road dog this season, and the Rockets are 19-12 under at home this season. The last five games have seen NJ shoot 42.7% from the field and Houston has hit just 43% on the year. The total has opened at 178.5 and has already dropped quickly. It doesn't help as many games as Tracy McGrady has missed, and with T-Mac out for the next five weeks, there are a lot more unders in their future. McGrady's back will cause him to be out of commission for a while, making this total too high in this one. To top it off, in expected close games (line of +3 to -3), the Nets have gone under 14 out of 19 games this season. Two stars on the under here.