NBA Spreads: Miami Heat at Houston Rockets
Written by Steve Janus - Google +
The Houston Rockets will put their eight game home winning streak on the line against the Miami Heats nine game road winning streak when the two teams face off at the Toyota Center tonight. Houston comes in off a 100-93 win over the Wizards at home, and has now won seven of their last eight. Miami held off the Knicks for 106-98 win at home last night, and are a ridiculous 15-1 in their last 16 games. Taking a look at the NBA spreads for tonight’s games, the oddsmakers are giving Houston some credit, as the Heat are favored by just 5.5-points over the Rockets on the road.
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The Heat aren’t just beating teams, they have been crushing them lately. Out of Miami’s last 15 wins, only three have been by fewer than 10 points, including last nights game against the Knicks, where the Heat at one point had a 22-point lead. The Heat are winning by nearly 14 points a game during this stretch, and with the way they are playing it’s hard to see it stopping anytime soon.
Dwyane Wade lad the way with a season-high 40 points last night against the Knicks, while LeBron James and Chris Bosh each had 18 points and 10 rebounds. James nearly missed out on another triple double, as he also had eight assists.
The Rockets are 10-3 in the month of December, but only one of those wins came against a winning team, and that was back on Dec. 1 against the Lakers. Still you have to give credit to Houston for winning the games they should, but I until they start beating some of these top notch teams, its hard to take them too seriously.
Kevin Martin has led the Rockets in scoring in each of the last six games, and win he plays well so do the Rockets. Martin is averaging 23.4 points this season, but figures to have a tough time scoring tonight, as he will likely have Wade guarding him for most of the game. Martin has averaged just over 12 points a game against the Heat, the worst of any team he has faced.
Normally I like to stay away from teams that are playing on back-to-back nights against a solid opponent, but with the way Miami is playing, its hard to go against them, especially when they have to win by just six points. I still think the Rockets are a bit overrated, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this game was a complete blowout.
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