The Toronto Raptors upset the Hawks in Atlanta last night, blowing out the league's best team by a 25 point margin. They look to remain hot on the road in Houston tonight, playing the Rockets who will try to bounce back from a loss at Dallas last night. With both teams playing their second game in as many nights, we could see a bit of a lack of effort on the defensive side of the ball. My money is on the total to go over the number.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The Raptors have won three of the last five in this series, although all three of those wins came in Toronto. There were plenty of points scored in those games, as four of the five saw the total go over the number.

2. Fatigue - When teams are tired, it's usually the defense that suffers the most. That's certainly been the case for the Raptors, who have seen the total go over the number in 20 of their last 27 when playing on back-to-back nights.

3. X-Factor - James Harden scored 45 points on 11-of-25 shooting in his last home game, and you can probably count on Harden to put up big numbers again tonight. Don't ask him to play defense though, as that part of his game is certainly lacking.

Selection: This is a play on the Raptors@Rockets to go OVER the total (10*)