Rockets Run Celtics Off the Court, DarkHorse Cashes Easy on Houston -5

The Rockets absolutely dismantled a gassed Celtics squad 109-93, and frankly, this one was never close. Houston came out firing on all cylinders at home and Boston looked exactly like a team playing their second game in as many nights—sluggish, out of sync, and thoroughly overmatched.

DarkHorse's Rockets -5 pick wasn't just a hit, it was a clinic in reading the room. We called the back-to-back fatigue factor, and boy did it show. The Celtics couldn't keep pace with Houston's tempo, getting run off the floor by a rested Rockets team that had been sitting pretty for two days. That 16-point final margin? Chef's kiss.

Boston's injury concerns were real—Mitchell Robinson's absence in the paint was glaring, and whether Tatum was truly day-to-day or just compromised, the Celtics offense looked anemic all night, mustering just 93 points against a Houston defense that was locked in. Meanwhile, the Rockets did exactly what we projected: pushed pace, leveraged their home court, and feasted on tired legs.

Houston's 3-0 home record is now 4-0, and they're averaging north of 120 at home for good reason. This was textbook situational handicapping—fatigue plus injuries plus home-court advantage equals cash money. Stable members who tailed are eating well tonight.