T.M. Selection: Philadelphia 76ers.

I like the Philadelphia 76ers to cover the spread against the Houston Rockets in this game on Monday. The 76ers have looked a lot better in their games lately winning 3 games in a row now. They won 1 of those 3 games by 20+ points on the road while the other 2 games they won within 10 points but they were still on the road for both of those and they took down the Nets in their most recent game who were basically healthy with both Durant and Harden starting alongside a few of their other starter. The 76ers will get to be at home here and their team does not seem to be missing too many key players for this game so I expect a great effort from the 76ers in this game now that they have started to gain some steam. The 76ers have a lot of ground to make up sitting in 6th place in the East and I think they are going to start turning on the jets in their next few games while they are rolling. The Rockets have been terrible this year and they have looked especially bad in their games lately. The Rockets started their year in a huge slump, then they broke out of it and went on a run where they won their most of their wins this year, and now they have reverted back into a massive slump losing 7 games in a row now. They have 1 win in their previous 10 games and they are not even keeping close in any of these games. They have lost 7 games in a row by 10+ points and their previous 9 losses were all by 10+ points too. I don't think anything is going to change for them here especially with the way the 76ers have been playing lately. I like the 76ers to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 117-95 76ers.