There aren't many teams who can trump the Raptors in Toronto. Just two really. Golden State and Houston.

Kudos to the Raptors if they can end the Rockets' 17-game win streak. I don't see it happening, though.

The Raptors may be the best team in the Eastern Conference, but they have fattened up their record by dominating weak teams. Toronto has failed to cover seven of the past 10 times, though, when playing opponents with a winning mark.

Houston, by contrast, is 9-0 ATS in its last nine road games versus foes with a winning home record. The Rockets also are 14-3 ATS the past 17 times playing above .500 opponents.

The Rockets have added motivation for a 129-113 home loss to the Raptors suffered back in mid-November.