T.M. Selection: Kings

While I do think Sacramento can win this game outright, in the end I'll recommend grabbing the points. This is a big time contrarian play, with the majority of the betting public quick to back the road side in this one. This is because Houston has the much better record this season and is riding a 3-game winning streak. However, all 3 Rockets wins in this streak were tight including 2 in overtime, so let's not overreact. The Kings come in struggling off two straight losses but have had only one losing streak of more than two games this season. It's not what you do when you get knocked down, but what you do when you get back up that matters. Sacramento gets back up here! The Rockets got a season-high 38 points from Fred VanVleet in Sunday's win, and I don't see that happening again either. Houston still only won that game by 3 points and also there is a situational factor here too. The Rockets have a revenge game next as they will be at Golden State facing a Warriors team that beat them in OT in Houston earlier this season. The hungry home dog is the bet here.

T.M. Prediction: 116-108 Sacramento