Portland at Houston

James Harden for MVP! OK, that's probably a bit premature. But, there's no doubt that he has delivered in his first two games in a Houston uniform. In game one he scored 37 points and dished out 12 assists. In game two, he topped that by putting up a career-high 45 points on 14-for-19 shooting. As a result, the Rockets are off to a 2-0 start and I believe that becomes 3-0 after tonight. The Blazers really struggle to win games away from home. Since last season, they are just 8-25 on the road. Over that same span, they are just 5-15 straight-up when playing on back-to-back days as they are here. Houston is hot and I'm riding them here. Take Houston to win straight-up.