Two teams just playing out the string on Sunday as the Rockets are guaranteed to finish with a bottom three record in the league while the Wizards have also been eliminated from playoff contention for some time now.
Maybe the only thing more surprising than seeing the Rockets favored here is the fact they’ve actually been road favorites three times previous to this. They are 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in those games. One of those was their last game, a 112-109 victory over Charlotte where they did not cover as 4.5-point chalk. Houston comes in having won their last two games, but I could never lay points on the road with them as they’re just 12-25 ATS away from home this season.
But I’m not in a rush to back the Wizards either. They too are off a win, 114-108 over Miami as 5-point underdogs, but haven’t won consecutive games in more than a month. Four starters and five rotation players missed the Miami game for Washington and they’ll be short handed again here.
I just can’t imagine there will be much defense played in this game. Both teams are already in the bottom 10 defensively with Houston having the second worst defensive rating in the league.
The Over has hit in six straight Wizards’ games, three of which saw more than 240 total points scored. The Over is also 7-2 in the Rockets’ last nine road games. 10*