The tanking Houston Rockets have dropped four consecutive games and 9 of 10. Last time out, they gave up 75 first-half points in a 132-124 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Here they'll face a better team than the Pacers in Denver Nuggets who have won eight of their last 10 games and most recently put a 123-106 beating on Miami. They did it without Jamal Murray who tore his left ACL against the Warriors on Monday, and I think the Nuggets will win this one by double-digits.

Rockets are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games as a home underdog. Road favorites of more than eight points are 34-15-1 ATS (69%) across the whole NBA this season.

10* play on Denver Nuggets.