This is a 10* WEST-COAST EXPRESS on the Houston Rockets.

While I obviously feel that the outright win isn't out of the question, I will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can as I look for the hungry and revenge minded home side to find a way to at the very least, keep this one close enough to sneak in through the back door with the hand full of points that it's been afforded tonight. The Spurs beatdown of the Rockets on Wednesday pulled them to within a half-game of Houston in the Southwest Division. San Antonio has been on quite the roll, it's won nine straight overall and two straight in this series, but I think will finally have a letdown here as it will be playing its third game in four days. There's no question the Rockets will be looking to avenge the most recent 110-98 loss on Wednesday and they should definitely feel confident in this position, they have in fact won four straight and seven of the last eight in this series in front of the home town crowd. Note that the Spurs are 0-6 ATS this year as a road favorite of 3 points or less and just 6-8 TS vs. division opponents, while the Rockets are 8-1 ATS in their last nine as a home dog of 3 points or less and 11-2 ATS after a loss by ten points or more. This sets up as a classic letdown spot for the Spurs, the motivational situational and strong trend based factors working in favor of HOUSTON are overwhelming and will in the end prove to be the difference in the outcome of this contest.

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