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.

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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.

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 Wizards have finally prioritized giving more minutes to the younger players and that might even increase as so