Phoenix at Houston

Ime Udoka is an elite defensive coach. His Rockets have the stats to prove that. Houston gives up the second-fewest points per game in the NBA and is the top rebounding team in the league. The Rockets also play at one of the slowest paces. So the UNDER already was looking good for this matchup, and this was before Phoenix star Devin Booker suffered a groin injury against the Lakers in the Suns' last game. Booker will be out for at least a week. He leads the Suns in scoring at 25 points a game and is also the team's assist leader at 6.7 per game. Phoenix could have trouble reaching triple digits in this matchup. The Rockets are giving up an average of 100 points a game during their last six games, if you discount a 133-125 road loss to the Jazz. The Suns rank 10th defensively. They are a strong defensive rebounding team. Phoenix will emphasize defense even more without Booker. The teams went UNDER by 17.5 points in their first meeting this season, a 114-92 Houston road win on Nov. 24. Take the UNDER.