[SportSteem Pick] Rockets (-5.5) over Knicks

The New York Knicks are world-beaters and owners of a three-game win streak after knocking off the Nets, Cavs, and Nuggets. Pretty shocking to see since most of the New York Knicks players stink at basketball. But Porzingis is throwing up a 29/8 with a 25.8 PER which will be enough to win them some games. Winning games is, of course, probably the worst thing the Knicks can do since they're better off tanking but don't tell that to the Zinger.

The Rockets, on the other hand, have lost 2 in a row and haven't looked GREAT since they found out Chris Paul is out for a couple of months. They're in the bottom half of the league in Pace which nobody saw coming and they haven't made up for it with better defense. Harden is still a stud but one worrying sign is that his FTA/game have dropped from 10 to around 7.

So I'm going to ignore most of what I just wrote above and take the Rockets -5.5. That line seems too low and an overreaction to a small Knicks win streak that isn't sustainable. The Knicks still rely WAY too much on Porzingis and if he has a mediocre game they can't keep up with Houston.

Pick: Houston -5.5.