The Houston Rockets bounced back on Wednesday night by pounding the Chicago Bulls 109-94. The Indiana Pacers will look to bounce back after losing two in a row. Including a heartbreaking loss to the Miami Heat on December 18th.
By now the Bulls should be adapted to the fact that Derrick Rose will not be available. The problem is that means that this team is going to be in some tough spots, especially in games where they need someone to make an important bucket.
The Indianapolis Colts look to make some noise in the AFC playoff picture when they take on a Houston Texans squad coming off an extended rest.
The Houston Rockets arrive in Oakland on Friday, leading the NBA in scoring and looking to beat the Warriors for the second time this season.
As we approach the quarter mark of the 2013-14 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets have surprised people across the league.
The Houston Texans will make the trip out to EverBank Field for a date with the Jacksonville Jaguars under the lights on Thursday night.
The Houston Texans host the New England Patriots on Sunday. At the start of the season it appeared this matchup would be between a pair of teams atop their respective divisions, but the Texans have sputtered and only the Patriots have taken care of business, but don’t be surprised if Houston is eager to play the spoiler role in front of their home crowd.
The lowly Jaguars will roll into Reliant Stadium in Houston on Sunday to take on a Texans team that has turned out to be one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL this season.
The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks play on Wednesday night fighting for early positioning in the crowded Western Conference. Both are feeling good of late as both teams are 4-1 in their last five games.
The Houston Rockets will host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night at the Toyota Center in search of their third consecutive win, while the Celtics will be looking to halt a three-game losing skid.
The Houston Texans will attempt to welcome back head coach Gary Kubiak with a win on Sunday, when they host the struggling Oakland Raiders.
When the Conference USA teams joined the American Athletic it was supposed to make it a pretty diluted league this season – but I doubt Louisville is thinking that right now. They have already been beaten once by former CUSA champ in Central Florida and if they are not careful another one, Houston, will beat them up too.
The Rockets are 0-2 against the Clippers but have just one loss against everyone else so something is working down in Houston.
Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks
Thursday November 14
Madison Square Garden
8:00PM
Moneyline: No ML currently posted
Spread: Houston -3.5
O/U: 203.5
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They come to New York on the heels of a trip to Philadelphia, a short jaunt up to the northeast with back to back games but this team should be up for it. Houston is an interesting team that should be getting better with every game as they adjust to having a dominant post player in Dwight Howard.
Even though the Rockets now have a defensive presence in Howard they are actualy not very good at stopping opponents from putting the ball in the backet – 25th in points allowed. Fortunately the are good at scoring with an amazing 4 players averaging more than 15ppg so far.
They are also the top rebounding team in the league so the Knicks will have two of their primary weaknesses to be exploited.
Houston has been getting a lot of buzz but that has probably decreased their value to bettors as the more a team becomes public the harder it is isolate those high value opportunities. Still this one at -3.5 seems like a good number for a high scoring team against one missing its main defensive presence.
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This one should zoom over the total too.
The Knicks look like they are in trouble. The have a losing record so far and their free wheeling attack is not producing all that many points as they are just 25th in scoring. In addition to that they have almost no presence in the paint either offensively or defensively with Tyson Chandler out and Amare Stoudemire not giving them all that much.
It is only a couple of weeks in but they have way more questions than answers.
Nobody is really playing well right now for New York, not even Carmelo Anthony whose scoring is down by 5 points per game this season over last. He is having the worst shooting season of his career in part because the other threats on the team really aren’t. One pleasant surprise is the play of mercurial Metta World Peace.
He is shooting at a record pace for him which would be great in a more secondary role. This team is seriously flawed and it is hard to see how they thought they were a contender.
As long as Chandler is out I think you can bet the over with confidence. In fact their last 4 games have gone over the total.
When their shots are falling New York can stay in the game but even when they aren’t their weakened defense can get you to the total you need , witness the 120 points they allowed to San Antonio last weekend.
Spread Pick: Houston -3.5
O/U Pick: Over
Score Prediction: Houston 108 – New York 99
Arizona will exit its bye week on high note looking to climb back over .500 with a win over the visiting Houston Texans, who will be without their head coach on Sunday.
The 21st-ranked Central Florida Knights and the Houston Cougars square off in what has become a huge tilt in The American. Both teams are undefeated in conference play, so this game is going to mean a whole lot more than it looked like it would at the start of the year. UCF’s ranking also means a much bigger audience for this showdown.
The Lakers are coming of a loss but have been pretty respectable at 2-3 thus far this season. They dropped the Clippers on opening night and losses to teams like Golden State and San Antonio are nothing to be ashamed of.
