San Antonio at Houston

This is a big state rivalry game deep in the heart of Texas. San Antonio has the better overall record, but a close look finds the Spurs are terrible on the road (1-5 SU/ATS), while Houston is 6-1 at home. San Antonio has depth problems because of injuries plus a lot of youth. It's common for young teams in all sports to play well at home and then struggle on the road. The Spurs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games when playing on no rest and 7-17-1 ATS in their last 25 games overall. The Spurs had a tough road game on Wednesday, winning at Orlando 85-83 in overtime, and a tough loss at home last night to Sacramento 88-86, so it has been a grueling week. They face a hard working Houston team in the low post, with the Rockets No. 5 in the league in rebounding and No. 9 in points scored (96.9 points per game). The Rockets are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games as a favorite. Unlike San Antonio, Houston is rested and the Rockets are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games as well as on a 7-1 ATS run overall. Play the Rockets.