Houston at Phoenix

Houston is 5-23 on the road this season and plays its eighth road game over the last 11 contests. They got this three-game road trip off to a bad start, losing 112-95 at Oklahoma City the last time out. Houston is on a 3-9 SU, 4-8 ATS slide, and has lost its last four road games by 9, 8, 22, and 17 points. The Rockets are on a 9-19 ATS run on the road, including 7-17 ATS as a road dog, plus 4-12 ATS away versus winning squads. While Houston is working on one day of rest, the Suns are home after three days off. Phoenix is ninth in the NBA in scoring and third in shooting (49.6%), while the defense is 15th in points given up and eighth in shooting allowed. Houston is 3-11 ATS on the road off a road loss, so back home court. Play Phoenix.