Rockets visit Wizards with Washington on a five-game skid

Houston arrives at Capital One Arena at 10-3, third in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 3-2 on the road, but they have dropped two straight after winning three in a row. Their last five reads WWWLL.

Washington sits 12th in the East at 4-9 and has lost five straight. The Wizards are 2-3 at home. This is the first game of the season series, which starts 11/15.

Chirp's Sim, run 10,000 times, likes Houston at 71%, with Washington at 29%. The gap tracks recent form: the Rockets are 3-2 over their last five and the Wizards are 0-5. The most likely final in the Sim is Rockets 119, Wizards 111.