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NBA Basketball
Houston Rockets (45-26) at Los Angeles Clippers (34-36)
10:05 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Rockets – 2, Total 190.5

The Los Angeles Clippers have won five of six and will be looking to win five in a row for the first time since Nov. 2-12. They're averaging 105.5 points per game during the streak. "We're playing with a lot of poise and a lot of resolve and we are very confident right now," Elton Brand said. "We're definitely jelling as a team, getting better each game. We can feel it out there and we're excited to play." Brand scored a season-high 37 points in the most recent defeat to the Rockets, and is averaging 24.0 points and 8.7 rebounds in the three meetings this season. The gambling public at SBG Global is excited about the way the Rockets are playing, with most money on the Rockets laying the points.

The Clippers are in eighth place in the West, 1.5 games behind seventh-place Denver and two games ahead of ninth-place Golden State. The Clippers made the playoffs last season for the first time since 1996-97. Corey Maggette scored a season-high 29 points against the Wizards.  He's averaging 23 points per game in his last five games.

The Houston Rockets are a 2.5 point favorite with a total 190.5 of at SBG Global.

The Houston Rockets have already clinched a playoff spot and will try and improve their standings tonight. Houston has the fifth-best record in the Western Conference, and has won nine of 11 since Yao Ming returned from the leg injury that sidelined him for 32 games. The Rockets got a 106-87 victory over Milwaukee on Monday. Yao scored 22 points against the Bucks, but missed 13 of 22 shots and committed five turnovers. "I'm not concerned with him making or missing," head coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "I'm concerned with what precedes the making and the missing. There's fundamental things that he knows, that he's capable of doing consistently and, right now, habitually he's not doing those things."

Houston beat Los Angeles 109-105 on March 14, and has won 13 of the last 16 in the series.

The Rockets are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games as a road favorite. The Rockets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the Pacific. The Rockets are 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Los Angeles. The Road team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.

The Clippers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Southwest. The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.  The Clippers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a home underdog.

The Over is 5-0 in the Rockets last 5 games as a road favorite. The Over is 9-3 in the Rockets last 12 vs. the Pacific. The Over is 12-4 in the Rockets last 16 games as a favorite. The Over is 7-1-1 in the Clippers last 9 overall.
The Over is 5-1-1 in the Clippers last 7 games as an underdog. The Under is 14-3-1 in the Clippers last 18 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 7-3-1 in the Clippers last 11 games as a home underdog. The Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.

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