T.M. Selection: San Antonio Spurs.

I like the San Antonio Spurs to cover the spread against the Houston Rockets in this game on Wednesday. The Spurs have lost 3 games in a row but I like them to break out of that funk in this game. The Spurs got destroyed by the Knicks in their most recent game but that was the last game of a 7 game road trip for them and I think they will perform much better in this 1st game back at home. They looked really good in their game before they played the Knicks, they were in Brooklyn playing the Nets and they lost that game by just 2 points but the Nets had to take them to OT just to win it. I think they put a lot of energy into that game and that's why they came out flat against the Knicks, which was a B2B game for them too, but I think they will be rested and ready for this game with it being a Texas rivalry game. The last time the Spurs played at home they looked really good, losing by 6 points to the Jazz but they played well in that game. They also destroyed the Pistons in their home game before that loss to the Jazz, they beat the Pistons by 30+ points and put up 144 points in that game. The Rockets have lost 3 games in a row but they have not looked good in any of those games, losing all 3 of them on their home court. Houston is the worst team in the West with just 11 wins and 7 of those wins came at home. The Rockets have been terrible at home lately and I don't think they are going to play any better than they have been on the road here. The Rockets have been so bad lately that they have just 1 win in 12 games and have lost all of those games by double digits, most of those losses coming by 20+ points. The Spurs have a great coach that always has them prepared for games and I think they will be ready for this game here. The Spurs have been playing much better than the Rockets lately and I think they will play this game with some pride due to the Texas rivalry. I like the Spurs to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 127-114 Spurs.