Utah at Houston

It's nice to lean on defense in the postseason but this is a tough matchup for Utah, out on the road again for Game 2 against the top-seeded Rockets. That was on display in Game 1 as Utah got routed, 110-96. The Jazz shot 50% from the field and still got blown out. Houston led 34-21 after one quarter and ended up hitting 17-of-32 three-pointers. For the season Utah has a losing road record and is 67-98 ATS on the road when playing against a team with a winning percentage of 70% or better. Houston has great depth, star power and even defense, sixth in the league during the regular season in points allowed, seventh at defending beyond the arc. And the Houston offense has so many weapons, second in points scored behind Chris Paul and James Harden. Houston has won 24 of its last 25 home games counting the playoffs and the Rockets are 52-37 ATS after playing a home game. Houston also dominated Utah in four meetings during the regular season, winning by an average of 17.5 points. Utah is 2-8 ATS in the last ten meetings in Houston, so back home court again. Play Houston.