| Basketball handicapping is not a weekly venture. It's | | | | injuries. And it's only gotten worse now that the real |
| not something you start Sunday night, then map out | | | | games have begun. McGrady has missed several |
| point spreads and potential situations during the | | | | games with a back problem, and guard Rafar Alston |
| week, picking the majority of games you want to | | | | is ailing. Throw in the fact that guard Bob Sura just |
| wager on a week in advance. It's a daily ritual, | | | | went under the knife and is out several months, and |
| because things happen on a daily, even hourly, basis | | | | the Rockets are a shell of what many expected |
| that can affect potential wagering spots.Take a look | | | | them to be, with a lack of depth and offensive |
| at the Houston Rockets. On paper in preseason, this | | | | options. Their problems are most evident on the road |
| was a team that looked pretty good, a young club | | | | where Houston started 1-4 SU/ATS averaging just |
| on the rise. However, star Tracy McGrady didn't see | | | | 83 points per game. |
| much time during the exhibition season because of | | | | |