East versus West Wednesday night as the Houston Rockets visit the Utah Jazz. The Jazz return home off a two-game road trip and they have lost five of their last six games overall. We played against this Jazz team in their last game versus the Lakers and won as the Lakers not only covered, they won straight up in LA. The Rockets are walking into a bad situation with the Jazz pissed off and ready to get back to their winning ways. The Jazz are one of the best offensive teams in the league averaging 115.9 points per game on 47.7 percent from the field on this floor. The Rockets have struggled on the road losers in seven of their last eleven games away from home. The Rockets have struggled in the paint and with turnovers which is bad news going into Jazz country looking to keep the game close. The TPR Index projects a point advantage of 20.27 points. The MM projects a point differential of +7.94 with a line range of -12.0 to -14.5. The SIM Matrix has the Utah Jazz with a 73.90 percent advantage against the spread in this contest. Houston going Under as an underdog in their last game and now face Utah are only 6-28-1 ATS including 1-10 ATS if they also won their last game. With Houston winning and going Under as an underdog and now face Utah as an underdog they are 0-5 ATS. Play ON NBA home favorites in the current price range coming off an ATS road loss and going Under in their last game and now face a team with a losing record they are 52-29-1 ATS. Lay the digits with the Jazz as they take out their frustration on an overconfident Rockets team living off their recent success.

Wednesday night we turn our attention to the Missouri Valley Conference where the Panthers of Northern Iowa visit the Beacons of Valparaiso. These two met in early January with Northern Iowa defeating Valpo 92 to 65 as seven-point home favorites. The Panthers come in riding a five-game winning streak and the Beacons have a streak of their own but its of the losing variety and covers their last four trips to the hardwood. Teams obviously headed in different directions. In UNI’s last four losses prior to their current winning streak three of the four were by two points per game. The Panthers could easily have four more wins and this line would certainly not be in the single digits. The Beacons defense will not be able to slow this Panthers offense allowing 104.4 points per one-hundred possessions will make for another long night for the Beacons. The TPR Index projects a point advantage of 12.96 points. The MM projects a point differential of +7.95 with a line range of -3.0 to -5.5. The SIM Matrix has the Northern Iowa Panthers with a 73.91 percent advantage against the spread in this contest. Play On CBB conference road teams in the current price range coming off a SU/ATS win on the road as a favorite, 112-71-6 ATS. With significant support on both ends of the floor we will lay the short price with the Panthers as they roll past an overmatched Beacons team Wednesday night.