The set-up: Houston is one of the hottest teams in the West and Toronto is one of the hottest teams in the East. These two surging non-conference opponents go head-to-head North of the border on Tuesday night and in my opinion, points will be plentiful. The Rockets come in having won five straight, most recently destroying Boston 115-104 on the road. The Raptors had won nine of ten before an OT loss in Detroit in their latest action. Houston averages 113.4 PPG and it allows 111.1. The Raptors average 114.2 PPG and they allow 108.9.

The pick: Take it for what you as well, but Houston has seen the total go "over" the number in 15 of its last 20 non-conference games, while Toronto has seen the total go "over" in eight of its last 11 revenging a SU loss vs. an opponent when it was the fav. This number is low, play the "over."

10* play