The Washington Wizards host the Houston Rockets in a cross-conference matchup on Tuesday's NBA schedule. Washington is 6-27 overall and 5-14 at home, while Houston is 23-12 overall and 10-6 on the road.

Alperen Sengun and the Rockets (-11.5) are big favorites on the road versus Washington, which owns the NBA’s lowest-rated offense of all 30 teams.

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The Rockets held the Wiz to 40.9% shooting, were +24 in rebounding, and beat them up on the margins, outscoring Washington 23-11 in fast-break points and 60-38 in the paint. It's a big spread, but it could be bigger. Washington is overmatched at every level.

The Calgary Flames have been starting to falter after sticking around in the playoff race for most of the season. They’ve begun to lose to some of the league’s bottom-tier teams, and they are in line to do it again when they face the surging Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

There are nine games on the slate tonight, which means there will be no shortage of options to explore. Let’s not waste any more time and jump right into some of our favorite picks for Monday, January 6th.