T.M. Selection: Rockets/Pelicans OVER.

I am on the over in the Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans game on Tuesday. The Rockets have been involved in a lot of high scoring games lately and I think that run is going to continue into this game. They have put up 100+ points in 11 games in a row and they have even lost a majority of those games which means that the opposing team has been scoring even more than they have in most of these games. They have given up 100+ points in 33 games in a row and they are letting it happen against some of the worst teams in the league like the Pistons for example. The Rockets lead the league in points scored against them this year averaging around 117 points per game given up this year. The Rockets don't play defense at all in their games and this has been happening all year not just lately. I don't expect them to start playing defense now especially when they will be looking for revenge against the Pelicans who just beat them in their previous game 120-107 and the Rockets lost that game at home. I think they are more likely to focus on their offense than their defense in this road game and I expect them to keep running up the score trying to catch up since they don't really play defense well. Even the Pelicans have put up 110+ points in 3 games in a row and they have given up 100+ points in those games too. The Pelicans have looked a lot better since getting players like Ingram and Valanciunas back in their rotation and I think they are motivated to keep winning games to try and make a playoff push. The Pelicans don't play great defense in a lot of their games either and I expect there to be a lot of scoring in this game. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 128-117 Pelicans.