Doc’s Sports

Any time you can get plus-money against Calgary on the road, you have to take a serious look at their opponent. While the Blackhawks are the worst team in the NHL along with San Jose, this team is still better than last year’s bunch and they are capable of getting a win now and then. This is definitely a winnable match for them. Chicago beat Colorado here at home recently and they have a better home record than Calgary’s road record. They have also beat Calgary their last two visits to the United Center and they have won five of the last eight meetings overall.

Usually when teams face each other in consecutive games, you can always bank on the losing team to put in a better effort in the second meetings. But in a weird scheduling quirk, the losing team, in this case Memphis, played another game against Minnesota on Saturday after their Thursday matchup with Houston, so that shifted their focus and lessened the revenge angle. Houston has been off since that game on Thursday, so they have a big rest advantage, which is crucial at this point of the long NBA season. They also have won and covered in five of the last six meetings. We think the Rockets are slightly better than the Grizzlies on a neutral court, so a rested Houston team at home should take care of business tonight with a comfortable win.