This is a huge game in the West as these are two of the teams battling for the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference. The Houston Rockets are coming into the game with a half-game lead over the Jazz, and I think the home-team will extend that lead with a win at Toyota Center tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous Meetings - The Rockets lost 117-114 at Utah on Feb. 23 but had swept a home-and-home set by a total 11 points back in January. They're a perfect 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings in Houston.

2. Michael Beasley - The acquisition of Beasley has proved to be a real successful one and he has averaged 14.6 points through eight apperances despite being limited to 17.9 minutes per game coming off the bench each contest. Houston will need its bench after a 111-107 loss at Oklahoma City last night.

3. X-Factor - James Harden dished out a career-high 16 assists last night and has 38 in his last three games, way above his 7.2 assists per game average for the season.

Selection: This is a play on the Houston Rockets (10*)