Philadelphia at Houston

Philly is off a very embarrassing 18-point loss to Indiana - their third straight setback. The first two came by a point each while Indiana simply mopped the court with the Sixers. I believe this team comes out very fired up for this game to make amends. With an underdog win here, they can salvage some good feelings about this four-game road trip, and go a long ways toward easing the pain of those three losses. A fourth straight loss here, they know, will be very damaging to the psyche. This offense can get healthy against a Rockets defense that allows 114 points per game. In the Brett Brown era in Philly, the 76ers are 106-82 ATS in non-conference games and 48-31 ATS vs. terrible defenses like Houston's (teams allowing 110+ per game). Back the motivated Sixers here.